{ "toy":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a headdress of linen or woolen hanging down over the shoulders and formerly worn by old women of the lower classes":[], ": a literary or musical trifle or diversion":[], ": designed or made for use as a toy":[ "a toy stove" ], ": flirtatious or seductive behavior":[], ": of diminutive size compared to a standard form or breed":[ "a toy dog" ], ": something (such as a preoccupation) that is paltry or trifling":[], ": something for a child to play with":[], ": something that can be toyed with":[], ": to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose":[ "toyed with the idea" ], ": to amuse oneself as if with a toy : play":[ "they're just toying with him" ], ": to engage in flirtation":[], ": trinket , bauble":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Please put away your toys .", "He bought a new TV and a few other toys .", "Her latest toy is a sports car.", "Your car is just a toy compared to this truck.", "Verb", "the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about", "likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating", "Adjective", "Put your toys back in the toy box .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After placing the other teen in handcuffs, the officer determined the gun was a toy and that teen was released from custody, police said. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022", "My papa found Rosalie like that, upside down, her little feet dangling out, as though she were not drowned at all but digging for worms or for a beloved rattle toy . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "Make your indoor cat feel like a master hunter with a toy that keeps them guessing , like this one which sends an enticing feather popping out of its openings at random intervals\u2014like a kitty version of Whack A Mole. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022", "For the first time, a Hungarian herding breed, mudi, and a Russian toy competed. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022", "That is what this week's Lightyear is: a fictional film that explains why a fictional toy was created in another fictional film. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022", "Triomphe print, as well as a rubber toy in the same signature shape. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "This raises a question: Why didn\u2019t Andy also have a Sox toy ", "Remember me on all fours attempting to pick up a squeaky dog toy with just my mouth", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Here's another splash pad that works well as a shallow wading pool and can transform into a ball pit and toy zone during the winter months. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022", "There is a famous clip from a news conference in 1965, during that period when Dylan would toy with journalists. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022", "The question we're left to ponder is not whether Trump likes to toy with the idea of using violence. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 3 May 2022", "But what other writers grab us with tales that toy with the very idea of reality", "Scenes unfold with anesthetizing sameness and little discernible effort by the filmmakers to toy with our nerves or tinker with our expectations. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022", "Quantum gravity seems to toy with nature\u2019s architecture, making a mockery of the neat system of nested scales that EFT-wielding physicists have grown accustomed to. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022", "Similarly, Severance is thoughtful while shying away from an actual worldview\u2014the show tends to toy with deeper meaning like a cat with small prey, batting it around in front of our eyes. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022", "When the talent agent asks what the act is \u2014 and here\u2019s where comedians toy with the joke \u2014 the family usually describes a lurid, generally offensive act. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Not surprisingly, the non- toy version was well beyond my household budget, and \u2014 less surprisingly, still \u2014 months on back order. \u2014 Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022", "Also, mom and dad are clearly, in non- toy form, overwhelmed and exhausted. \u2014 Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2021", "That's why the Chron Shopping team has picked out some of our favorite non- toy gifts for kids to keep children engaged, active, and happy. \u2014 Micolette Davis, Chron , 19 Nov. 2020", "Try Amazon\u2019s own toy subscription service, which boasts a subscription for children aged 3 to 13. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Oct. 2019", "Scene transitions show toy cities, just like those used on the legendary children\u2019s show, only Lloyd\u2019s story is unfolding in Manhattan, rather than Pittsburgh. \u2014 Rachel E. Greenspan, Time , 22 Nov. 2019", "Without proper safeguards\u2014by parents, if not toy companies\u2014children are at risk, both individually and through collection of aggregate data about kids\u2019 activities. \u2014 Marie-helen Maras, Scientific American , 10 May 2018", "When the researchers presented plans for their study to tribe members who were trained research assistants, the assistants protested that the experiment\u2014which involved watching children play with toy animals\u2014was not culturally appropriate. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6a":"Noun", "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective", "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English toye":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fi" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toy Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations", "synonyms":[ "dally", "disport", "frolic", "play", "recreate", "rollick", "skylark", "sport" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181210", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "toylike":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a headdress of linen or woolen hanging down over the shoulders and formerly worn by old women of the lower classes":[], ": a literary or musical trifle or diversion":[], ": designed or made for use as a toy":[ "a toy stove" ], ": flirtatious or seductive behavior":[], ": of diminutive size compared to a standard form or breed":[ "a toy dog" ], ": something (such as a preoccupation) that is paltry or trifling":[], ": something for a child to play with":[], ": something that can be toyed with":[], ": to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose":[ "toyed with the idea" ], ": to amuse oneself as if with a toy : play":[ "they're just toying with him" ], ": to engage in flirtation":[], ": trinket , bauble":[] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "Please put away your toys .", "He bought a new TV and a few other toys .", "Her latest toy is a sports car.", "Your car is just a toy compared to this truck.", "Verb", "the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about", "likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating", "Adjective", "Put your toys back in the toy box .", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "After placing the other teen in handcuffs, the officer determined the gun was a toy and that teen was released from custody, police said. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 29 June 2022", "My papa found Rosalie like that, upside down, her little feet dangling out, as though she were not drowned at all but digging for worms or for a beloved rattle toy . \u2014 Okwiri Oduor, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022", "Make your indoor cat feel like a master hunter with a toy that keeps them guessing , like this one which sends an enticing feather popping out of its openings at random intervals\u2014like a kitty version of Whack A Mole. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022", "For the first time, a Hungarian herding breed, mudi, and a Russian toy competed. \u2014 Camille Fine, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022", "That is what this week's Lightyear is: a fictional film that explains why a fictional toy was created in another fictional film. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022", "Triomphe print, as well as a rubber toy in the same signature shape. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022", "This raises a question: Why didn\u2019t Andy also have a Sox toy ", "Remember me on all fours attempting to pick up a squeaky dog toy with just my mouth", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Here's another splash pad that works well as a shallow wading pool and can transform into a ball pit and toy zone during the winter months. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022", "There is a famous clip from a news conference in 1965, during that period when Dylan would toy with journalists. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022", "The question we're left to ponder is not whether Trump likes to toy with the idea of using violence. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 3 May 2022", "But what other writers grab us with tales that toy with the very idea of reality", "Scenes unfold with anesthetizing sameness and little discernible effort by the filmmakers to toy with our nerves or tinker with our expectations. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022", "Quantum gravity seems to toy with nature\u2019s architecture, making a mockery of the neat system of nested scales that EFT-wielding physicists have grown accustomed to. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022", "Similarly, Severance is thoughtful while shying away from an actual worldview\u2014the show tends to toy with deeper meaning like a cat with small prey, batting it around in front of our eyes. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022", "When the talent agent asks what the act is \u2014 and here\u2019s where comedians toy with the joke \u2014 the family usually describes a lurid, generally offensive act. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021", "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective", "Not surprisingly, the non- toy version was well beyond my household budget, and \u2014 less surprisingly, still \u2014 months on back order. \u2014 Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022", "Also, mom and dad are clearly, in non- toy form, overwhelmed and exhausted. \u2014 Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2021", "That's why the Chron Shopping team has picked out some of our favorite non- toy gifts for kids to keep children engaged, active, and happy. \u2014 Micolette Davis, Chron , 19 Nov. 2020", "Try Amazon\u2019s own toy subscription service, which boasts a subscription for children aged 3 to 13. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Oct. 2019", "Scene transitions show toy cities, just like those used on the legendary children\u2019s show, only Lloyd\u2019s story is unfolding in Manhattan, rather than Pittsburgh. \u2014 Rachel E. Greenspan, Time , 22 Nov. 2019", "Without proper safeguards\u2014by parents, if not toy companies\u2014children are at risk, both individually and through collection of aggregate data about kids\u2019 activities. \u2014 Marie-helen Maras, Scientific American , 10 May 2018", "When the researchers presented plans for their study to tribe members who were trained research assistants, the assistants protested that the experiment\u2014which involved watching children play with toy animals\u2014was not culturally appropriate. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 1 Apr. 2018" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6a":"Noun", "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective", "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English toye":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fi" ], "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for toy Verb trifle , toy , dally , flirt , coquet mean to deal with or act toward without serious purpose. trifle may imply playfulness, unconcern, indulgent contempt. to trifle with a lover's feelings toy implies acting without full attention or serious exertion of one's powers. a political novice toying with great issues dally suggests indulging in thoughts or plans merely as an amusement. dallying with the idea of building a boat someday flirt implies an interest or attention that soon passes to another object. flirted with one fashionable ism after another coquet implies attracting interest or admiration without serious intention. companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations", "synonyms":[ "dally", "disport", "frolic", "play", "recreate", "rollick", "skylark", "sport" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013925", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "toyon":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub ( Heteromeles arbutifolia ) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by persistent usually bright red berries":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fi-\u02cc\u00e4n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Consider planting a toyon or replacing a non-native shrub with one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2021", "Supposedly, stands of toyon on local hills were mistaken for holly and attached to the name of L.A.'s most famous neighborhood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Dec. 2020", "Look for toyon right now on trails in Griffith Park, at the George F Canyon Nature Center on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, on the Mishe Mokwa Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains and at other low-elevation areas below 4,000 feet. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Dec. 2020", "The last leg of the trail starts in a eucalyptus grove and becomes grassy and filled with wildflowers; signage names the native plants that surround us \u2014 coyote brush, sticky monkey flower, seaside daisy and toyon . \u2014 Helen Carefoot, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2020", "Eventually, the initial plants give way to slower growing, woody species such as manzanita, toyon , lemonade berry and sages. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2019", "Mulholland Ridge tilted back toward gold, more opaque, and heavy on toyon and sumac. \u2014 Josh Lurie, Los Angeles Magazine , 25 June 2018", "Moonshine\u2019 yarrow, strawberry tree, California fuchsia, toyon and California pipevine. \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 28 July 2017", "Maxwell wanted to get rid of her lawn, conserve water and attract wildlife, something she\u2019s accomplished with Sonoma sage, toyon , elderberry and poppies. \u2014 Marta Yamamoto, The Mercury News , 12 Apr. 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "borrowed, probably by mediation of California Spanish tollon, from an Ohlone form cognate with Mutsun tyoty\u00b7oni \"the toyon plant,\" Rumsen to\u010d\u00b7on":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1847, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214137" }, "Toyonaka":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in southern Honshu, Japan population 389,000":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cct\u022fi-\u014d-\u02c8n\u00e4-k\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071253" }, "Toyohashi":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in southern Honshu, Japan, southeast of Nagoya population 377,000":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cct\u022fi-\u014d-\u02c8h\u00e4-sh\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140206" }, "Toyota":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in southern Honshu, Japan population 421,487":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "t\u022fi-\u02c8\u014d-t\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163322" }, "toyo":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a shiny smooth straw made chiefly in Japan from shellacked rice paper and used especially for hats":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u014d(\u02cc)y\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Japanese":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191309" }, "toy poodle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a poodle developed from the standard poodle that is not more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) high at the withers and that is often considered to constitute a separate breed":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For instance, a toy poodle has much less IGF-1 protein floating around in its blood than a larger standard poodle does. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022", "Among superheroes are an English cocker spaniel named Ironman and more than 100 Thors, ranging in size from toy poodle to Great Dane. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 11 Dec. 2021", "One woman, who resides in Stinson Beach, wrote that her toy poodle has been to the emergency room four times as a result of eating cannabis while being walked around the neighborhood. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2021", "The grand marshal for this year\u2019s parade is Heidi, a toy poodle that won the Crowd Favorite Award at the Aurora Pooch Parade in 2019, according to a press release from the city of Aurora. \u2014 Beacon-news Staff, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2021", "Another blow came when her toy poodle , Penelope, got her own tumor and died. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2021", "The toy poodle from Texas will be the oldest competitor at the American Kennel Club's 2021 National Agility Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next weekend. \u2014 Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living , 19 Mar. 2021", "On Friday, the Grey's Anatomy star, 51, announced the death of her dog on Instagram, sharing a heartwarming video of herself dancing in the kitchen while cradling her toy poodle . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 6 Feb. 2021", "New friends: For his book The Year of the Dogs, Nat Geo photographer Vincent J. Musi spent a year in his studio photographing pooches, including Peetrie, a toy poodle . \u2014 Massimo Vitali, National Geographic , 28 Apr. 2020" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1859, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103128" }, "Toynbee":{ "type":[ "biographical name" ], "definitions":{ "Arnold Joseph 1889\u20131975 English historian":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fin-b\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111405" }, "toy Manchester terrier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small Manchester terrier that is 10 to 12 inches (25.4 to 30.5 centimeters) in height and not more than 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) in weight":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8man-\u02ccche-st\u0259r-", "-ch\u0259-st\u0259r-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1896, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175936" }, "toy with":{ "type":[ "phrasal verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to think about (something) briefly and not very seriously":[ "I toyed with the idea of moving to France but ended up staying here." ], ": to move or touch (something) with one's fingers often without thinking":[ "She toyed with her hair while she talked on the phone." ], ": to deal with or control (someone or something) in a clever and usually unfair or selfish way":[ "Do you really love me, or are you just toying with me?", "Don't toy with my emotions." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194529" }, "toyman":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who deals in toys:":[], ": a keeper of a trinket shop":[], ": a maker of or dealer in children's toys":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fim\u0259n" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041449" }, "toyish":{ "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun," ], "definitions":{ ": lacking in solid worth or import : frivolous , trivial":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fi\u2027ish" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050308" }, "toywort":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": shepherd's purse":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "toy entry 1 + wort":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063313" }, "toy fox terrier":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of a breed of small, intelligent, alert terriers that have large, erect ears, are 8.5 to 11.5 inches (21.6 to 29.2 centimeters) in height and 3.5 to 7 pounds (1.6 to 3.2 kilograms) in weight, and were developed by crossing smooth fox terriers with various toy dogs (such as the Chihuahua , Italian greyhound , or toy Manchester terrier )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1874, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113024" }, "toyful":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": full of trifling play : sportive":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8t\u022fif\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100432" }, "toy dog":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160921" }, "toy boy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a young man who is having a romantic or sexual relationship with an older woman":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184727" }, "Toyama":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "city in central Honshu, Japan, near":[ "Toyama Bay (an inlet of the Sea of Japan)" ], "population 421,953":[ "Toyama Bay (an inlet of the Sea of Japan)" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "t\u014d-\u02c8y\u00e4-m\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200246" } }