Offer
Offer verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.
Usage example: a summer theater offering a full schedule of musicals to the vacationing public
Play
Play verb - To risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event.
Usage example: figuring that she had little to lose, she played her last few bucks on the state lottery
How words are described
| good | good offer | good play |
| full | full offer | full play |
| standard | standard offer | standard play |
| original | original offer | original play |
| Other adjectives: fair, single, actual, great, serious, bad, excellent, main, interesting, new, casual, classic, last, different, earlier, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In 2012, Grooveshark (a music streaming website) introduced a new feature where Hipster Otis and Hipster Jen pop up to offer inane commentary on any song you play.
Source: April Fools' Day -
The main manipulative bastard of the play returns to tempt the loser antagonist at the end of the play, telling him that he has one last offer for him.
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Also, all the Civilization games offer an "extended play", which allows you to play indefinitely after a victory condition is met, albeit without any additional scoring.
Source: Wide Open Sandbox
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