WELL-MADE PLAY

Meaning of WELL-MADE PLAY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun

: a play constructed according to a predetermined pattern and aiming at neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness but often being mechanical and stereotyped

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WELL-MADE PLAY — French pièce bien faite Play constructed according to strict technical principles that produce neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness. The …
Английский словарь Британика
WELL-MADE PLAY — French Pice Bien Faite, a type of play, constructed according to certain strict technical principles, that dominated the stages of …
Britannica English vocabulary
WELL-MADE PLAY — French pièce bien faite Play constructed according to strict technical principles that produce neatness of plot and theatrical effectiveness. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WELL-MADE-PLAY — a form of drama where the plot usually turns on the revelation of a secret and includes a character who …
Russian-English Edic
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
MADE — adjective Etymology: Middle English mad, from past part of maken to make — more at make 1. a. : artificially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MADE — (a.) Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one consisting …
Английский словарь Webster
WELL — well 1 /wel/ , adv., adj., compar. better , superl. best , interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MADE — /mayd/ , v. 1. pt. and pp. of make . adj. 2. produced by making, preparing, etc., in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — I. ˈwel noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MADE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of maken to make Date: 14th century 1. a. : fictitious , invented …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
MADE — noun ·see mad, ·noun. 2. made ·- imp. & ·p.p. of make. 3. made ·impf & ·p.p. of make. 4. …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MADE — / meɪd; NAmE / 1. pt, pp of make 2. -made (in adjectives) made in the way, place, etc. mentioned …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. well 1 S1 W1 /wel/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MADE — made /meɪd/ BrE AmE verb 1 . the past tense and past participle of ↑ make 2 . factory-made/German-made/homemade etc …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELL — adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
MADE — 1 past and past part. of MAKE. 2 adj. (usu. in comb.) a (of a person or thing) built or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WELL — adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MADE — 1 past and past part. of MAKE. 2 adj. (usu. in comb.) a (of a person or thing) built or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WELL — 1. adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1. in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
MADE — 1. past and past part. of MAKE. 2 adj. (usu. in comb.) a (of a person or thing) built or …
Oxford English vocab
WELL — I. DISCOURSE USES /wel/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Well' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-MADE — -made combines with words such as ‘factory’ to make adjectives that indicate that something has been made or produced in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MADE — 1. Made is the past tense and past participle of make . 2. If something is made of or made …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MADE — [past simple] and [past participle] of make - He was wearing a suit made from pure silk.On the bottom of …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MADE — Synonyms and related words : assembled, assured of success, brought about, built, cast, caused, coming, constructed, crafted, created, crowned with …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL — n. as well as well as ne'er do well well behaved well being well bred well conditioned well developed well …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WELL — n. 25B6; adverb please behave well : SATISFACTORILY, nicely, correctly, properly, fittingly, suitably, appropriately. they get on well together : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WELL — adv. 1 satisfactorily, sufficiently, adequately, agreeably, nicely, (well) enough, Colloq OK or okay Alan is doing well these days 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WELL — I adjective BAD : Everything was well until somebody came and sat in the seat next to mine. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MADE — verb BAD : She claimed that the jumper was made from wool. GOOD : She claimed that the jumper was …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WELL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) родник б) перен. источник, кладезь (чего-л.) She was a well of quotations. ≈ Она была …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MADE — 1. прил. 1) а) сделанный, изготовленный; искусственный There was not a made road in the parish. ≈ В округе не …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WELL — _I 1. wel n 1. колодец 2. 1> родник, ключ; источник ( особ. минеральный ) 2> водоём 3> pl минеральные …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MADE — made.ogg 1. meıd a 1. сделанный, приготовленный, изготовленный made course - мор. истинный курс 2. составной made dish - кул. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WELL — 1) колодец 2) источник 3) водоём 4) скважина 5) зумпф; отстойник 6) металлоприёмник ( шахтной печи ) 7) метал. горн …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WELL — 1) колодец 2) источник 3) водоём 4) скважина 5) зумпф; отстойник 6) металлоприёмник (шахтной печи) 7) метал. горн 8) строит. шахта (напр. лифта) 9) углубление 10) возд. ниша; отсек 11) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MADE — сделанный, завершенный angle made by transversal — углы, образуемые трансверсалью be made up of — слагаться course made good — фактический путевой угол made …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WELL — well I 1. сущ.1) а) родник б) перен. источник, кладезь (чего-л.) She was a well of quotations. — Она была …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MADE — made прил.1) а) сделанный, изготовленный; искусственный There was not a made road in the parish. — В округе не было …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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