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. |
Make-game
(n.) An object of ridicule |
Qualifier
(n.) One who, or that which, qualifies |
Qualifying
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Qualify |
Race
(v. t.) To raze. |
Race
(n.) A root. |
Race
(n.) The descendants of a common ancestor |
Race
(n.) Company |
Race
(n.) A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed. |
Race
(n.) Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine |
Race
(n.) Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. |
Race
(n.) A progress |
Race
(n.) Esp., swift progress |
Race
(n.) Hence: The act or process of running in competition |
Race
(n.) Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged |
Race
(n.) A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current |
Race
(n.) The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows |
Race
(n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. |
Race
(v. i.) To run swiftly |
Race
(v. i.) To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea. |
Race
(v. t.) To cause to contend in a race |
Race
(v. t.) To run a race with. |
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| passing pass qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement, his future depended on his passing that test, he got a pass in introductory chemistry |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Isthmian Games | the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad |
| Nemean Games | the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad |