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playset

playset noun: a themed collection of similar toys designed to work together to enact some action or event.

Noun

playset (plural playsets)

  1. A themed collection of similar toys designed to work together to enact some action or event.
    • For instance, the cluttered, homely design of, say, the Burrow, is in itself, a masterly piece of design; […] and, crucially, it can also be translated into commercial products, such as an area of the wizarding world theme park, a training level in a video-game, and a LEGO playset that currently...2012, Deborah Cartmell, A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation
  2. A unitary structure for children to play on, typically including a slide, and often swings, ropes to climb on, and other things found as separate structures at public playgrounds.
    • Your children can play on the small playset, climb through a hollow log, and draw a picture for all to see.2010, Laura Hoevener, Terri Weeks, Adventures Around Cincinnati

Forms of playset

pluralplaysets

Origin of playset

From play + set.

Questions about playset

What does playset mean?
Playset means a themed collection of similar toys designed to work together to enact some action or event.
What part of speech is playset?
Playset is a noun.
What is the plural of playset?
The plural of playset is playsets.

Words near playset in the dictionary

  1. playschemes
  2. playschool
  3. playschools
  4. playscript
  5. playscripts
  6. playset
  7. playsets
  8. playshed
  9. playsheds
  10. playsheet
  11. playsheets

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