Toy - English meaning

adjective

Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.

Usage examples:

Her skin glowed in the artificial light

adjective

Made by people, often as a copy of something natural

Usage examples:

Artificial flowers, artificial grass, an artificial leg, an artificial smile, the actors were encou…

adjective

Not sincere

Usage examples:

Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

verb

To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

Usage examples:

Don't make any decisions before you've considered the situation., [ + question word ] have you cons…

adjective

Extremely or unusually small.

Usage examples:

A diminutive figure dressed in black

noun

A diminutive word or suffix.

Usage examples:

The word is a diminutive of inland navigator, referring to the men who built the canals that preced…

adjective

Small

Usage examples:

My grandmother was a diminutive woman, less than 5 feet tall.

noun

(in folklore or fantasy literature) a member of a mythical race of short, stocky humanlike creatures who are generally skilled in mining and metalworking.

Usage examples:

It is set in the world of the traditional fairy tale, with a cast of elves, dwarves, trolls and gob…

adjective

Denoting something, especially an animal or plant, that is much smaller than the usual size for its type or species.

Usage examples:

A dwarf conifer

verb

Cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison.

Usage examples:

The buildings surround and dwarf all saints church

adjective

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

Usage examples:

She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun

A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.

Usage examples:

Fakes of old masters

verb

Forge or counterfeit (something).

Usage examples:

She faked her spouse's signature

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Usage examples:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Usage examples:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Usage examples:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

noun

The action of using someone or something as a model.

Usage examples:

A child learns to speak by imitation

noun

Something copied, or the act of copying

Usage examples:

Freya does a pretty good imitation of her science teacher., [ c ] imitation leather

adjective

Made to look like something else

Usage examples:

An imitation leather jacket, uk it's not real silk - it's just imitation.

idiom

Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

noun

The action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.

Usage examples:

She's living in a world of make-believe

adjective

Imitating something real.

Usage examples:

He was firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes

noun

A person of extremely or exceptionally small stature.

adjective

Designed or made in a smaller size than usual; very small.

Usage examples:

A midget submarine

noun

An unusually small person

adjective

Very small of its kind.

Usage examples:

Children dressed as miniature adults

noun

A thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model.

Usage examples:

Seven full-size car bodies and three miniatures were used

verb

Represent on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

She saw her own reflection miniatured

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

A toy.

Usage examples:

The rocking horse has been a favourite child's plaything for generations

noun

Something that is very small.

Usage examples:

They were pygmies compared to the current satellites

adjective

Used in names of animals and plants that are much smaller than more typical kinds, e.g. pygmy shrew, pygmy water lily.

Usage examples:

Moreover, some predators of pygmy swordtails (x. nigrensis) also exhibit a bias for the sword.

adjective

(of an animal or bird) one of a type which is smaller than animals or birds of that type usually are

Usage examples:

A pygmy hippopotamus

noun

Imitation of a situation or process.

Usage examples:

Simulation of blood flowing through arteries and veins

noun

A model of a real activity, created for training purposes or to solve a problem

Usage examples:

[ u ] astronauts are trained using space flight simulation.

noun

A situation or event that seems real but is not real, used especially in order to help people deal with such situations or events

Usage examples:

In a simulation if we can make mistakes in a simulation that keep you from making mistakes in the r…

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud