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| balloon |
a bag made of rubber or other light, strong material that may be filled with air or helium and used as a decoration or toy. [1/8 definitions] |
| block |
one of a set of small cubes or other three-dimensional shapes, usu. made of wood or plastic, and used as a child's building toy. [1/19 definitions] |
| building block |
a wooden or plastic block, usu. part of a set, designed as a children's building toy; block. [1/3 definitions] |
| cap1 |
a tiny explosive charge, usu. contained in paper, for use in a toy pistol. [1/10 definitions] |
| dally |
to tease or toy with. [1/4 definitions] |
| doll |
a small figure usually made of plastic, wood, or cloth that resembles a baby, child, or other person, used esp. as a child's toy. [1/4 definitions] |
| dollhouse |
a toy house made to a very small scale. |
| hobbyhorse |
a child's toy with an imitation horse's head at the end of a long stick, which the child pretends to ride. [2/3 definitions] |
| hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as that used as a child's toy or for an animal to jump through. [1/7 definitions] |
| jack-in-the-box |
a toy consisting of a box from which a puppet springs up when the lid is opened. |
| jumping jack |
a toy figure with jointed limbs that dances or jumps when an attached string or stick is pulled. [1/2 definitions] |
| kazoo |
a musical toy consisting of a small tube, one side of which has a hole covered with paper that vibrates when a player sings or hums into the tube, producing a buzzing tone. |
| kite |
a toy consisting of a light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth to be flown in the air at the end of a long string. [1/5 definitions] |
| maze |
a drawing or small model made to resemble a network of confusing pathways, such as may be used as a game or toy. [1/4 definitions] |
| papillon |
any of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large erect ears that resemble butterfly wings. |
| past participle |
a participle that either indicates a completed action or past state, such as "broken" in "I have broken my arm," or serves as an adjective, as "broken" in "a broken toy". |
| peashooter |
a slender tube used as a toy weapon, through which dried peas, beans, or other pellets can be blown. |
| pinwheel |
a toy that resembles a windmill secured on a stick by a pin, the wheel of which revolves in the wind or when blown upon. [3 definitions] |
| play |
to make a toy of another; use another without due regard for his or her feelings. [1/22 definitions] |
| plaything |
something that is played with or regarded or treated as a toy. [2 definitions] |
| popgun |
a toy gun from which a pellet or cork is shot by compressed air with a loud pop. |
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