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An area in which hydrocarbon accumulations or prospects of a given type occur. For example the shale gas plays in North America include the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, Haynesville, Marcellus, a [..]
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  A set of known or postulated oil and gas accumulations sharing similar geologic, geographic, and temporal properties, such as source rock, migration pathway, timing, trapping mechanism, and hydrocar [..]
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1 [intransitive/transitive] to take part in a sport or gameThe children were playing football in the park.Shall we play cards or chess?He played well, though his team lost.play for: He played for AC M [..]
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Old English plega (West Saxon), plæga (Anglian) "quick motion; recreation, exercise, any brisk activity" (the latter sense preserved in swordplay, etc.), from or related to Old English plega [..]
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Old English plegan, plegian "move rapidly, occupy or busy oneself, exercise; frolic; make sport of, mock; perform music," from West Germanic *plegan "occupy oneself about" (source [..]
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noun theater piece noun amusement, entertainment noun latitude, range verb have fun verb compete in sport verb act; take the part of verb gamble, risk verb produce music
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performance of a work written for the stage.
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A specific piece of drama, usually enacted on a stage by diverse actors who often wear makeup or costumes to make them resemble the character they portray. See drama.
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- 1. A particular strategic or calculated throw.
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- 2. The execution of playing out a 'hole'
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a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" participate in games or sport; "We [..]
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A term that is a noun and a verb. The noun is used in the example, "It is your play", meaning it is your turn to take a shot
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To strike the ball with a club. The action of playing the game of golf.
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to have fun; to take part in a game: to perform on a musical instrument. The same word also means a show acted on a stage, usually without music
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 See drama.
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Definition A speculative investment.
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When a user plays a video it counts as a play regardless of how much of the video they watched.
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shpiln zikh
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oysshpiln
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forshtelung
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pyese
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A literary work in prose or verse that presents a narrative in words and action, intended for live performance on a stage by a cast of players. In the earliest known dramas, performed at religious fes [..]
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For a young woman to dream that she attends a play, foretells that she will be courted by a genial friend, and will marry to further her prospects and pleasure seeking. If there is trouble in getting to and from the play, or discordant and hideous scenes, she will be confronted with many displeasing surprises. See Theater.   
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From
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Formation capable of exploitation Porosity
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An area of gas rich shale broadly similar in quality. Plays are much larger than fields, and there is also less gas per area, since it is incorporated in the rock. A play can span tens of thousands of square kilometres.
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The looseness of fit (slack) between two pieces press fit-See force fit.
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Spontaneous activity undertaken freely for its own sake yet governed by rules and often characterized by an element of make-believe.
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A shortened form of display. A good story may be played at the top of Page One; a weak one may be played inside.
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play pre-recorded audio on a sound card. Java does not yet have a standard set of beeps and clicks. sound Google Play
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(n) a theatrical performance of a drama(n) a preset plan of action in team sports(n) a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill(n) a state in which action is feasible(n) utilizati [..]
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“This may be play to you, ’tis death to us.” The allusion is to the fable of the boys throwing stones at some frogs. (Roger L’Estrange.)
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A condition of low or zero stiffness over a limited range of displacement due to clearance between members of a structural assembly.
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To operate; to commence producing music. Sometimes seen in notations as replay, marche avant, or the confusing term reverse. In a rewind music roll system the term play refers to the function which re [..]
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children, particularly in the early years, learn through play and so professional planning at these stages often concerns developing and extending play activities for educational purposes.
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Behavior usually associated with honing/practicing or preparing for adult activities like hunting or dominance contests essential to survival. Tree Swallows often drop and re-catch feathers used to bu [..]
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A staged story told through spoken dialogue
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A strategic pass or kick of the ball to a teammate.
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Sometimes known as a stageplay, it's a production which is meant to be performed on stage in front of a live audience.
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dramatic literature that is performed live as if happening in the present moment, in front of a live audience.
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Freedom of movement.
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Freedom of movement.
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The difference between the diameter of a shaft rod, etc., and that of the hole in which it works.
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The difference between the diameter of a shaft rod, etc., and that of the hole in which it works.
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The difference between the diameter of a shaft rod, etc., and that of the hole in which it works.
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Play a sound sample, see Section 11.2.3
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the call made by the home plate umpire to start play.
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As the umpire calling for the game to begin; is a period term.
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A play is an action or a set of actions in a given situation. For example, there might be different combinations of minions and spells for you to use in a certain circumstance (considering the minions [..]
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An attack with a planned fake, usually including two or morehitters (a combination).
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The collection of moves
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Salen & Zimmerman define play as "Play is free movement within a more rigid structure". (2004, p. 304) Sutton-Smith lists 7 rhetorics of play: The rhetoric of play as progress, t [..]
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(1) (noun) the phase of bridge in which the players try to take tricks to determine the outcome of bets made during the bidding
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A state of being or activity experienced by a person or group of people when game rules are set in motion. Often characterized as free movement within a rigid rule structure.
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To take your turn and move your checkers.
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Join, Participate, Start or Use …
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When a card is played, the text on it takes effect, and then the card either stays in play or goes to the appropriate trash, depending on the type of card. Hero cards are played from players’ hands, w [..]
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To occupy oneself in sport, recreation, or amusement.
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To make an initial bet or to increase a wager.
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1. The extent of a petroleum-bearing formation. 2. The activities associated with petroleum development in an area.
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An areas in which hydrocarbon accumulations or prospects with similar characteristics occur, such as the Lower Tertiary plan in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico or the Marcellus play in the eastern United [..]
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A set of petroleum geological circumstances which combine to create the conditions necessary for the accumulation and preservation of oil and/or gas. The uncertainty associated with a particular play [..]
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pley Group of fields with similar trap structures or reservoir rock.
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An area in which hydrocarbon accumulations or prospects of a given type occur. For example, the shale gas plays in North America include the Barnett, Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, Haynesville, Marcellus, [..]
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A project associated with a prospective trend of potential prospects, but which requires more data acquisition and/or evaluation in order to define specific leads or prospects.
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Formation capable of exploitation.
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A set of known or postulated oil and or gas accumulations sharing similar geologic, geographic, and temporal properties, such as source rock, migration pathways, timing, trapping mechanism, and hydroc [..]
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a conceptual model for a style of hydrocarbon accumulation
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A group of known and/or postulated pools that share common geologic, geographic, and temporal properties, such as history of hydrocarbon generation, migration, reservoir development, and entrapment.
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A geographical trend of one or more geologically-related prospects.
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A geological area in which hydrocarbon accumulations or prospects of a given type occur.
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the extent of an oil bearing formation, or the activities associated with petroleum development in an area
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A strategic pass or kick of the ball to a teammate.
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lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1843 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: Now, FAITHFUL, play the man, speak for thy God: Fear not the wicked's malice; nor their rod: Speak boldly, man, the truth is on thy side: Di [..]
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We think you've probably got this one covered, but just in case, we'll tell you that a play is a piece of drama meant to be performed onstage in a theater.Related Words: Drama, Theater, Act, [..]
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