toy

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ cuddly (BrE), fluffy (esp. BrE), plush (AmE), soft (BrE), stuffed

▪ clockwork (esp. BrE), electronic, mechanical, wind-up

▪ plastic, wooden

▪ construction, educational, learning

▪ squeaky

▪ favourite/favorite

▪

My son has lost his favourite/favorite toy.

▪ expensive, new, shiny (all often humorous)

▪

He loved buying cars and expensive toys.

▪

My husband's abandoned me for his shiny new toy.

▪ child's, children's

▪ executive (esp. BrE)

▪

Desktop publishing is probably the best executive toy ever invented.

▪ boy (informal)

▪

She introduced me to her handsome boy toy (= younger lover). (AmE)

▪

Forty-two-year-old James showed us his favourite boy toy: a train set. (BrE)

▪ sex

VERB + TOY

▪ play with

▪ grab (esp. AmE), snatch (esp. BrE)

▪

Stop grabbing Debbie's toys!

▪

Freddie kept snatching toys from the other children.

▪ pick up (esp. AmE), put away, tidy away (esp. BrE), tidy up (esp. BrE)

TOY + NOUN

▪ department, library (BrE), shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)

▪

All kinds of games can be borrowed from the toy library.

▪ company, industry, maker, manufacturer, retailer

▪ box, chest, cupboard (BrE)

▪ car, gun, piano, soldier, etc.

▪ boy (BrE, informal)

▪

She has a 17-year-old toy boy.

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adj.

Toy is used with these nouns: ↑aeroplane, ↑boat, ↑dog, ↑gun, ↑piano, ↑soldier, ↑store, ↑train, ↑truck