Lottery and Play

Lottery

Lottery noun - Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots.

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Play and lottery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a noun "Lottery".

Nearby Word: lotto

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Lottery and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lottery" instead a noun "Play".

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

big	big lottery	big play
little	little lottery	little play
ancient	ancient lottery	ancient play
new	new lottery	new play
Other adjectives: titular, next, said, recent.

Half the cops in New York play their badges in the lottery, but none of the "cops" in the elevator knew the lottery numbers.

Source: Chekhovs Gun / Film
It was just plain weird how the school teacher the Doctor replaced won the lottery — she didn't even play.

Source: Time Travel for Fun and Profit
Luck-Based Mission: Being a lottery show, skill couldn't play too much into it aside from the "car/keep playing" choices.

Source: Series / Cash Explosion

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