| actual |
When something is actual, it is real. If you got a toy helicopter for your birthday, nobody would be surprised, but if you got an actual helicopter, people would be very surprised! [1/2 definitions] |
| balloon |
a small bag made of rubber or other strong, light material that can be filled with air, or a gas lighter than air, and used as a decoration or toy. [1/3 definitions] |
| block |
a small cube or other three-dimensional shape made out of wood or plastic and used as a child's building toy. [1/9 definitions] |
| cap1 |
a dot of explosive powder contained in paper for use in a toy pistol. [1/5 definitions] |
| department store |
A department store is a large store with separate areas that sell different kinds of things. Each area of the store is called a department. There is often a shoe department, a toy department, a furniture department, clothing departments, and many others. |
| doll |
a toy made to look like a baby, child, or other person. |
| for |
We often use "for" when we talk about the purpose, reason, or goal of something. When a tool is for digging, it means that the purpose of the tool is digging. If your dad buys a toy for your sister's birthday, it is because of her birthday that he buys the toy. [1/10 definitions] |
| hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as a child uses as a toy or an animal jumps through. [1/4 definitions] |
| jack-in-the-box |
a toy that is made up of a box with a puppet inside. The puppet springs out when the lid of the box is opened. |
| kite |
A kite is a toy that you fly in the air at the end of a long string. It is made with light pieces of wood that are crossed or formed into a box shape. This wood frame is then covered with paper or plastic. [1/2 definitions] |
| miniature |
A miniature thing is something that looks exactly like something of a much bigger size. A miniature car might be small enough to play with like a toy. [1/2 definitions] |
| novelty |
a little toy or decoration. [1/3 definitions] |
| past participle |
a participle that either indicates a completed action or past state, such as "broken" in "I have broken my arm," or serves as an adjective, as "broken" in "a broken toy." |
| pinwheel |
a plastic or paper toy, similar to a windmill, that is pinned to a stick and has a wheel that is spun by the wind or someone's breath. |
| plaything |
something that is played with; toy. |
| pretend |
If a child is playing with a pretend boat, they are playing with something that is probably a toy. It is not a real boat. It is only a real boat in the child's imagination. [1/3 definitions] |
| puppet |
A puppet is a toy that looks like a person or an animal, and when you play with it, it looks like it is moving by itself. Some puppets are hollow so that you can put your hand inside to move them in different ways. Other puppets have strings attached to them, and you move the puppet by holding the strings from above. |
| puzzle |
a toy or problem that is solved by using thought or by rearranging letters, words, numbers, or objects. [1/4 definitions] |
| rattle |
a baby's toy that makes a rattling noise when shaken. [1/6 definitions] |
| remote control |
a device held in the hand that is used to control a television set, a toy, or some other mechanical object from a distance. [1/2 definitions] |
| revolve |
When something revolves, it turns or spins around and around making a perfect circle. If your chair revolves, it can go around and around in a circle. A top is a children's toy that can revolve for a long time. [1/3 definitions] |