toys

Definition von toys im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: plural of toy; third-person singular of toy; flowers
toys in the attic: insanity or craziness
You're nuts, Bruno said. You've got toys in the attic. No one's happy to be here..
boys and their toys: Used to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner
boys' toys: Non-consumer products involving high-tech engineering, such as rockets, submarines, helicopters etc., that are likely to interest men
Huge excitement in the world of boys’ toys! Britain has launched a nuclear submarine called HMS Astute. — , The Times, June 13, 2007.
boys' toys: Products such as mechanical and electronic gadgets and gizmos, games, fast cars, motorbikes etc., that are targeted at the adult male consumer who is perceived to have at heart the same fascination with toys as young boys do
The property is littered with giant flat-screen TVs and expensive boys' toys, with lacquered sliding panels hiding any mess. — , Daily Mail, 2nd April 2007.
sex toys: plural form of sex toy
throw one's toys out of the pram: to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
toy: A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim
Though they do talk with you, and seem to be otherwise employed, and to your thinking very intent and busy, still that toy runs in their mind, that fear, that suspicion, that abuse, that jealousy .
toy: Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child
toy: A thing of little importance or value; a trifle
toy: Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling
Then seemed him his Lady by him lay, / And to him playnd, how that false winged boy, / Her chast hart had subdewd, to learne Dame pleasures toy.
toy: {n} a trifle, plaything, play, folly, odd fancy
toy: {v} to dally amorously, play, sport, trifle
TOY: You are on my mind, I am thinking about you (Internet chat slang)
toy: any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
toy: A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion
toy: You can refer to objects that adults use for fun rather than for a serious purpose as toys. Computers have become household toys. Plaything for a child or infant. Toys survive from the remote past and from a great variety of cultures. They range from the simple to the complex, from a stick or piece of string that becomes a toy in a child's hands to complex mechanical and electronic devices. Perennial favorites include balls, jump ropes, dolls, drums, whistles, dice, jackstones, board games, marbles, play weapons, and costumes. In the modern era the toy industry has grown tremendously, especially with the advent of computer games
toy: An old story; a silly tale
toy: a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
toy: A plaything for children; a bawble
toy: To ponder or consider
toy: A thing of little importance or value: trifle
toy: {f} play, entertain oneself
toy: To dally amorously; to trifle; to play
toy: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
toy: Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime
toy: A toy is an object that children play with, for example a doll or a model car. He was really too old for children's toys. a toy telephone. see also soft toy
toy: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
toy: To play with, to mock
toy: an artifact designed to be played with
toy: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate
toy: A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; called also toy mutch
toy: To treat foolishly
toy: engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
toy: {s} for play
toy: A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle
toy: a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove" manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate
toy: Something to play with, esp. as intended for use by a child
toy: {i} plaything