» game
Noun (11 meanings)
Example:
- “you need four people to play this game”
game is a type of:
types of game:
- athletic game (noun) - a game involving athletic activity
- bowling (noun) - a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
- card game, cards (noun) - a game played with playing cards
- child's game (noun) - a game enjoyed by children
- curling (noun) - a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
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- game of chance, gambling game (noun) - a game that involves gambling
- pall-mall (noun) - a 17th century game
- parlor game, parlour game (noun) - a game suitable for playing in a parlor
- table game (noun) - a game that is played on a table
- zero-sum game (noun) - a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero
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- to course (verb) - hunt with hounds
- defending (adjective) - attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
- game (noun) - a single play of a sport or other contest
- game (noun) - the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- game (noun) - (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
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- horn (noun) - a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- move (noun) - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
- penalty (noun) - (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
- to play out (verb) - play to a finish
- played (adjective) - (of games) engaged in
- playing period, period of play, play (noun) - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- replay, rematch (noun) - something (especially a game) that is played again
- to run off (verb) - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
- side (noun) - one of two or more contesting groups
- turn, play (noun) - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
Example:
- “the game lasted two hours”
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- contest, competition (noun) - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
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- playoff game (noun) - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff
- twin bill, doubleheader, double feature (noun) - two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- game (noun) - a contest with rules to determine a winner
Examples:
- “they played word games”,
- “he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time”,
- “his life was all fun and games”
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types of game:
- big game (noun) - large animals that are hunted for sport
- game bird (noun) - any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
game is a type of:
- part, section, division (noun) - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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- set (noun) - a unit of play in tennis or squash
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- tennis, lawn tennis (noun) - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
Examples:
- “the game is 6 all”,
- “he is serving for the game”
game is a type of:
- score (noun) - a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
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- game (noun) - a contest with rules to determine a winner
game is a type of:
- meat (noun) - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
types of game:
- buffalo (noun) - meat from an American bison
- rabbit, hare (noun) - flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food
- venison (noun) - meat from a deer used as food
game is derivationally related to:
- gamey, gamy, high (adjective) - (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
Examples:
- “they concocted a plot to discredit the governor”,
- “I saw through his little game from the start”
game is a type of:
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- to plot (verb) - plan secretly, usually something illegal
Example:
- “the child received several games for his birthday”
game is a type of:
types of game:
- puzzle (noun) - a game that tests your ingenuity
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- game (noun) - a contest with rules to determine a winner
Examples:
- “he's in the plumbing game”,
- “she's in show biz”
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Examples:
- “for actors, memorizing lines is no game”,
- “for him, life is all fun and games”
Verb (1 meaning)
Examples:
- “Which horse are you backing?”,
- “I'm betting on the new horse”
to game is a way to:
- to bet, wager, play (verb) - stake on the outcome of an issue
ways to game:
- to ante (verb) - place one's stake
- to parlay, double up (verb) - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
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Adjective (2 meanings)
Examples:
- “a crippled soldier”,
- “a game leg”
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game is similar to:
- unfit (adjective) - not in good physical or mental condition
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