Fool and Play

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Fool

Fool verb - Indulge in horseplay.

Usage example: The bored children were fooling about

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Play is a synonym for fool in touch topic. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Fool", when it comes to topics like toy, flirt, fiddle.

Nearby Words: foolish, foolishness, foolery, foolishly, fooled

Play

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Fool is a synonym for play in touch topic. Sometimes you can use "Fool" instead a verb "Play", if it concerns topics such as toy, flirt, amuse yourself.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

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How words are described

old	old fool	old play
long	long fool	long play
original	original fool	original play
poor	poor fool	poor play
Other adjectives: real, big, little, famous, next, Shakespearean.

Common collocations

character	fool character	play character
hero	fool hero	play hero
man	fool man	play man
guy	fool guy	play guy
Other words: time, characters, world, bit, villain.

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Everway, which uses a modified Tarot deck as a game play mechanic, has an Alternate Character Interpretation of The Fool: a cross between a court jester and a wanderer.

Source: The Fool / Tabletop Games
Also, earlier in the same scene, Scormus refuses to play against the "fool" because it would do dishonor to the Game and insists that he be allowed instead to play against Qualius, another Player who is in attendance.

Source: Sensing You Are Outmatched
Of course, one interpretation is that Lear is the fool for much of the play, the Fool is acting much wiser then him.

Source: Shoo Out the Clowns

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