Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point." |
Dew-point (n.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere. |
Dust-point (n.) An old rural game. |
Game (n.) Crooked |
Game (v. i.) Sport of any kind |
Game (v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake |
Game (v. i.) The use or practice of such a game |
Game (v. i.) That which is gained, as the stake in a game |
Game (v. i.) In some games, a point credited on the score to the player whose cards counts up the highest. |
Game (v. i.) A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose |
Game (v. i.) Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen |
Game (a.) Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock |
Game (a.) Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game, or to the act or practice of hunting. |
Game (n.) To rejoice |
Game (n.) To play at any sport or diversion. |
Game (n.) To play for a stake or prize |
Game fowl () A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great courage and pugnacity of the males. |
Libration point (n.) any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body. |
Make-game (n.) An object of ridicule |
Point (v. t. & i.) To appoint. |
Point (n.) That which pricks or pierces |
Point (n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others |
Point (n.) Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape |
Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle |
Point (n.) An indefinitely small space |
Point (n.) An indivisible portion of time |
Point (n.) A mark of punctuation |
Point (n.) Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree |
Point (n.) That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character |
Point (n.) Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc. |
Point (n.) A small matter |
Point (n.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time |
Point (n.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles |
Point (n.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. |
Point (n.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended |
Point (n.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon. |
Point (n.) One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below) |
Point (n.) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef. |
Point (n.) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. |
Point (n.) Lace wrought the needle |
Point (n.) A switch. |
Point (n.) An item of private information |
Point (n.) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. |
Point (n.) The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game |
Point (n.) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type. |
Point (n.) A tyne or snag of an antler. |
Point (n.) One of the spaces on a backgammon board. |
Point (n.) A movement executed with the saber or foil |
Point (n.) To give a point to |
Point (n.) To direct toward an abject |
mind game | deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage), football players try to play mind games with the opposition, the jeweler's mind game is to convince lovers that the size of a gemstone reflects the depth of their feelings |
point after point after touchdown extra point | in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown |
springboard jumping-off point point of departure | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched, he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own, reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions, the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out |
three-point landing | a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time |
game | an amusement or pastime, they played word games, he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time, his life was all fun and games |
game | a contest with rules to determine a winner, you need four people to play this game |
game | a single play of a sport or other contest, the game lasted two hours |
day game | a game played in daylight |
night game | a game played under artificial illumination at night |
away game road game | a game played away from home |
home game | a game played at home |
exhibition game practice game | a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing |
party game | a game to amuse guests at a party |
computer game video game | a game played against a computer |
pinball pinball game | a game played on a sloping board, the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets |
guessing game | a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing |
mind game | any game designed to exercise the intellect |
playoff game | one game in the series of games constituting a playoff |
war game | a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy |
athletic game | a game involving athletic activity |
ice hockey hockey hockey game | a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks |
outdoor game | an athletic game that is played outdoors |
golf golf game | a game played on a large open course with or holes, the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes |
field game | an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions |
football football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
American football American football game | a game played by two teams of players on a rectangular field yards long, teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays |
ball game ballgame | a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) |
baseball baseball game r | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players, teams take turns at bat trying to score runs, he played baseball in high school, there was a baseball game on every empty lot, there was a desire for National League ball in the area, play ball! |
perfect game | a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base |
no-hit game no-hitter | a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits |
softball softball game | a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer |
stickball stickball game | a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle |
court game | an athletic game played on a court |
volleyball volleyball game | a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands |
basketball basketball game hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of players, points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop |
child's game | a game enjoyed by children |
card game cards | a game played with playing cards |
poker poker game | any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highestanking hand |
table game | a game that is played on a table |
parlor game parlour game | a game suitable for playing in a parlor |
word game | any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words |
board game | a game played on a specially designed board |
chess chess game | a board game for two players who move their pieces according to specific rules, the object is to checkmate the opponent's king |
go go game | a board game for two players who place counters on a grid, the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters |
game of chance gambling game | a game that involves gambling |
numbers pool numbers game numbers racket numbers | an illegal daily lottery |
crap shooting crapshoot crap game | playing craps |
banking game | any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer |
zero-sum game | a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero |
game | frivolous or trifling behavior, for actors, memorizing lines is no game, for him, life is all fun and games |