Play, sport, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol can all as verbs mean to engage in exercise or other activity as a pleasure or amusement, and as nouns mean exercise or activities engaged in for the sake of pleasure or amusement.
Category: Synonyms
Plausible vs Credible vs Believable vs Colorable vs Specious
Plausible, credible, believable, colorable, specious are comparable when they mean capable of impressing the observer, auditor, or reader as truly or genuinely possessing the quality or character that is set forth or claimed.
Plastic vs Pliable vs Pliant vs Ductile vs Malleable vs Adaptable
Plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable are applied to things and to persons regarded as material susceptible of being modified in form or nature.
Plan vs Design vs Plot vs Scheme vs Project
Plan, design, plot, scheme, project, as nouns, denote a proposed method of doing or making something or of achieving a given end, and as verbs, to devise such a method.
Plain vs Homely vs Simple vs Unpretentious
Plain, homely, simple, unpretentious are comparable when they mean devoid of whatever embellishes or makes for superficial beauty.
Place vs Position vs Location vs Situation vs Site vs Spot vs Station
Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing.
Pitiful vs Piteous vs Pitiable
Pitiful, piteous, pitiable are comparable but not always interchangeable when they mean arousing or deserving pity or compassion.
Pirate vs Freebooter vs Buccaneer vs Privateer vs Corsair
Pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, privateer, corsair basically mean one who sails in search of plunder.
Pillar vs Column vs Pilaster
Pillar, column, pilaster denote a structure that rises high from a base or foundation, is slender in comparison with its width, and usually has a monolithic and decorative appearance.
Physique vs Build vs Habit vs Constitution
Physique, build, habit, constitution all mean bodily makeup or structure or organization peculiar to an individual or to a group or kind of individuals.
Phrase vs Idiom vs Expression vs Locution
Phrase, idiom, expression, locution mean a group of words which, taken together, express a notion and may be used as a part of a sentence.
Phase vs Aspect vs Side vs Facet vs Angle
Phase, aspect, side, facet, angle are comparable when they denote one of the possible ways in which an object of contemplation may be seen or may be presented.