| BALLCLAY | • ballclay n. Alternative form of ball clay. • ball␣clay n. A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz. • BALLCLAY n. a fine-textured highly plastic clay used for ceramics. |
| BANGALAY | • BANGALAY n. (Native Australian) an Australian myrtaceous tree with hard red wood. |
| DOWNPLAY | • downplay v. (Transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential. • DOWNPLAY v. to understate, underemphasise. |
| FIRECLAY | • fireclay n. Alternative spelling of fire clay. • fire␣clay n. A type of clay that is able to withstand intense heat; used to make firebricks, crucibles, and other ceramics. • FIRECLAY n. a clay poor in lime and iron, suitable for making fire-resistant pottery. |
| FOREPLAY | • foreplay n. In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal. • foreplay v. (Intransitive) To engage in foreplay. • FOREPLAY n. erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse. |
| FOURPLAY | • fourplay n. Quad play. • FOURPLAY n. the supply to a customer by one provider of television, internet, and both fixed-line and mobile telephony, also QUADPLAY. |
| GAMEPLAY | • gameplay n. The totality of player experiences during a game, such as the gaming environment and the competitive… • game-play n. Alternative form of gameplay. • GAMEPLAY n. the plan of action of a computer game. |
| GONDELAY | • gondelay n. Obsolete form of gondola. • GONDELAY n. (Spenser) a gondola. |
| HANDPLAY | • handplay n. Hand-to-hand combat. • handplay n. (Card games) In the game of skat, the playing of one’s hand without using the skat. • HANDPLAY n. a dealing of blows. |
| INTERLAY | • interlay v. (Transitive) To insert layers of a different material between. • interlay v. Simple past tense of interlie. • INTERLAY v. to place between. |
| OVERPLAY | • overplay v. (Transitive, intransitive) To overdo or overact one’s effect or role. • overplay v. (Transitive) To play (a song or record) too frequently. • overplay v. (Transitive) To overestimate one’s strength in a game or event, which ultimately may end in a defeat. |
| PIPECLAY | • pipeclay n. Catlinite. • pipeclay v. (Transitive) To whiten by application of pipeclay. • pipeclay v. (Transitive, slang, dated, UK) To clear off. |
| QUADPLAY | • quadplay n. Alternative spelling of quad play. • quad␣play n. A service offering in which four services are offered together, especially television, broadband, and… • QUADPLAY n. the supply to a customer by one provider of television, internet and both fixed-line and mobile telephony, also FOURPLAY. |
| SUPERLAY | • superlay v. Simple past tense of superlie. • SUPERLIE v. to lie above. |
| TELEPLAY | • teleplay n. (Authorship) A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show. • TELEPLAY n. a play written for television. |
| UNDERLAY | • underlay v. Simple past tense of underlie. • underlay v. (Transitive) To lay (something) underneath something else; to put under. • underlay v. (Transitive) To provide a support for something; to raise or support by something laid under. |
| WORDPLAY | • wordplay n. A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively. • wordplay n. A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively. • word␣play n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see word, play. |