PERIOD OF PLAY Synonyms

• (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

• a period of illness

• a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)

• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

• a loud resonant repeating noise

• a state of conflict between persons

• a state of conflict between colors

• a minor short-term fight

• crash together with violent impact

• be incompatible; be or come into conflict

• disagree violently

• an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

• a struggle between rivals

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

• any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

• fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman

• a minor short-term fight

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• a casual meeting with a person or thing

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

• come together

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• be beset by

• experience as a reaction

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• something that happens at a given place and time

• a special set of circumstances

• a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

• a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

• a contest with rules to determine a winner

• a single play of a sport or other contest

• an amusement or pastime

• animal hunted for food or sport

• (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves

• (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win

• the flesh of wild animals that is used for food

• a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

• the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game

• your occupation or line of work

• frivolous or trifling behavior

• disabled in the feet or legs

• willing to face danger

• place a bet on

• (of siblings) related through one parent only

• one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

• one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

• partially or to the extent of a half

• consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

• partial

• a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

• the presence of heat

• the sensation caused by heat energy

• the trait of being intensely emotional

• applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

• a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race

• utility to warm a building

• make hot or hotter

• provide with heat

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• gain heat or get hot

• (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

• lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

• a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

• a burning piece of wood or cardboard

• an exact duplicate

• the score needed to win a match

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

• a pair of people who live together

• something that resembles or harmonizes with

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• provide funds complementary to

• bring two objects, ideas, or people together

• be equal to in quality or ability

• make correspond or harmonize

• give or join in marriage

• set into opposition or rivalry

• be equal or harmonize

• make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

• an amount of time

• the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

• (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

• a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed

• the end or completion of something

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• one of four equal parts

• a district of a city having some distinguishing character

• (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

• a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

• one of four periods into which the school year is divided

• a fourth part of a year; three months

• one of the four major division of the compass

• a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

• a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

• a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

• an unspecified person

• the rear part of a ship

• piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

• clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

• provide housing for (military personnel)

• pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

• divide into quarters

• divide by four; divide into quarters

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• having the shape or form of a circle

• a charge of ammunition for a single shot

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)

• the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

• the usual activities in your day

• (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

• the course along which communications spread

• a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

• a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

• a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time

• an outburst of applause

• a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

• any circular or rotating mechanism

• from beginning to end; throughout

• (of sounds) full and rich

• (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand

• wind around; move along a circular course

• make round

• pronounce with rounded lips

• attack in speech or writing

• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• express as a round number

• become round, plump, or shapely

• (American football) practice play between a football team's squads

• a noisy riotous fight

• practice playing (a sport)

• a meeting for execution of a group's functions

• the time during which a school holds classes

• a meeting devoted to a particular activity

• a meeting of spiritualists

• a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

• evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

• (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

• several exercises intended to be done in series

• representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

• an unofficial association of people or groups

• a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

• the act of putting something in position

• a unit of play in tennis or squash

• the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

• the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

• (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

• any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

• (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

• fixed and unmoving

• situated in a particular spot or position

• set down according to a plan

• being below the horizon

• determined or decided upon as by an authority

• converted to solid form (as concrete)

• put into a certain place or abstract location

• fix conclusively or authoritatively

• decide upon or fix definitely

• establish as the highest level or best performance

• put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

• fix in a border

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

• locate

• disappear beyond the horizon

• adapt for performance in a different way

• put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

• apply or start

• become gelatinous

• set in type

• put into a position that will restore a normal state

• insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

• give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

• urge to attack someone

• estimate

• equip with sails or masts

• get ready for a particular purpose or event

• alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

• produce fruit

• arrange attractively

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face