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facetious, teasing, roguish, waggish, jesting, humorous,
tongue-in-cheek: Cleo's in a playful mood today, isn't she?
playmate n. playfellow, friend, comrade, Colloq pal, chum, US and
Canadian buddy: Some of Molly's playmates are asking if she can
come out to play.
plaything n. 1 toy, game, knick-knack, pastime: Please pick up your
playthings before supper. 2 tool, cat's-paw, dupe, pigeon,
pawn, Colloq US and Canadian fall guy: She had no use for Gerry
except as a plaything.
playwright
n. dramatist, dramaturge or dramaturgist, scriptwriter,
screenwriter, scenarist: The playwright has deftly caught the
way people talk to each other.
plea n. 1 request, entreaty, appeal, petition, supplication, suit,
cry, solicitation: Teenagers' mischievous behaviour is an
earnest plea for attention. 2 answer, defence, argument: She
entered a plea of 'not guilty' to the charge. 3 excuse, reason,
explanation, justification; pretext: His plea was that he had
not received the bill and therefore couldn't pay it.
plead v. 1 Often, plead for. request, appeal (for), cry (for), ask
(for), seek, beg (for), pray (for), supplicate (for): It was a
hot day and the children were pleading for ice-creams every half
hour. 2 Usually, plead with. request (of), entreat, appeal to,
petition, ask, apply to, implore, beseech, beg, importune,
solicit; demand: Bryan pleaded with us to let him go to the
rock concert. 3 assert, say, aver, allege, argue, maintain,
offer, put forward, declare, affirm, avow, swear: She pleaded
that she was unaware that the goods she was selling had been
stolen.
pleasant adj. 1 pleasing, pleasurable, nice, enjoyable, satisfying,
good, lovely, attractive, inviting, enjoyable, gratifying,
delightful, charming, agreeable, suitable, fitting, appropriate;
harmonious, euphonious, melodic, mellifluous; delicious,
delectable, palatable, savoury, toothsome: Travelling on the
Orient Express was a most pleasant experience. The bedroom is
decorated in a combination of pleasant colours. He simply
doesn't find sunbathing particularly pleasant. That sauce has a