Play
Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.
Trouble
Trouble noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
How words are described
| short | short play | short trouble |
| legal | legal play | legal trouble |
| actual | actual play | actual trouble |
| entire | entire play | entire trouble |
| Other adjectives: real, constant, big, great, serious, little, bad, main, early, professional, major, general. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Knights of the Dinner Table, Bob's character gets in trouble for continually hassling the piano player in an Old West saloon to play "Freebird".
Source: Iconic Song Request - The crew arrived at a warehouse to play another round of Airsoft Trouble in Terrorist Town, but with Nerf guns.
Source: Lets Play / LAN Party - On Archipelago, players who have trouble on King\Emperor can win on Deity if they play their cards right.
Source: Game Breaker / Civilization
Cite this Source
Trouble and Play. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/trouble
Play & Trouble. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/trouble>.
Trouble or Play. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/play/trouble.
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