Near rhymes for play

Near rhymes dictionary

List of near rhymes for the word: play

Rhymes with 1 syllable

Word	Base word	Definition
play	play	the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
plea	plea	an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
plough	plough	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
plow	plow	a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
ploy	ploy	a maneuver in a game or conversation
ply	ply	(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
PPLO	PPLO	a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humans
splay	splay	an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

Rhymes with 2 syllables

Word	Base word	Definition
amply	amply	sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed"
apply	apply	ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
byplay	byplay	incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
cheaply	cheaply	with little expenditure of money; "I bought this car very cheaply"
comply	comply	act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
Copley	Copley	American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
crisply	crisply	in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
cross-ply	cross-ply	of or relating to an older kind of automobile tire that had a flexible tread and relatively stiff sidewalls
damply	damply	in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye"
deeply	deeply	to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply"
deploy	deploy	place troops or weapons in battle formation
display	display	something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
downplay	downplay	understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
employ	employ	the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
foreplay	foreplay	mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
four-ply	four-ply	having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; "four-ply yarns"
gunplay	gunplay	a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
haply	haply	by accident; "betrayed by a word haply overheard"
hoopla	hoopla	blatant or sensational promotion
imply	imply	express or state indirectly
limply	limply	without rigidity; "the body was hanging limply from the tree"
long-play	long-play	(used of records) playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier records
misplay	misplay	(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
outplay	outplay	excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"
pimply	pimply	(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
replay	replay	the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape
reply	reply	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
ripely	ripely	with mature or developed appearance
screenplay	screenplay	a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
shapely	shapely	having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
Shapley	Shapley	United States astronomer (1885-1972)
sharply	sharply	in an aggressive manner; "she was being sharply questioned"
simply	simply	and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
snowplough	snowplough	a vehicle used to push snow from roads
snowplow	snowplow	a vehicle used to push snow from roads
steeply	steeply	in a steep manner; "the street rose steeply up to the castle"
supply	supply	the activity of supplying or providing something
swordplay	swordplay	the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
three-ply	three-ply	having a thickness made up of three layers or strands; "three-ply cloth"; "three-ply yarn"
two-ply	two-ply	having a thickness made up of two layers or strands
wordplay	wordplay	a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"

Rhymes with 3 syllables

Word	Base word	Definition
counterplay	counterplay	(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
counterplea	counterplea	a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
employee	employee	a worker who is hired to perform a job
horseplay	horseplay	rowdy or boisterous play
interplay	interplay	reciprocal action and reaction
misapply	misapply	apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"
multiply	multiply	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant; "The Bible tells people to procreate"
overplay	overplay	exaggerate one's acting
panoply	panoply	a complete and impressive array
redeploy	redeploy	deploy anew; "The U.S. must redeploy their troops in the Middle East"
roleplay	roleplay	perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
underplay	underplay	play a card lower than (a held high card)
unshapely	unshapely	not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape; "a stout unshapely woman"

Rhymes with 4 syllables

Word	Base word	Definition
oversupply	oversupply	the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
radial-ply	radial-ply	of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the sidewalls; "radial-ply tires"

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