Game

  • 41game — I. /geɪm / (say gaym) noun 1. an amusement or pastime: children s games. 2. the apparatus employed in playing any of certain games: a shop selling toys and games. 3. a contest for amusement in the form of a trial of chance, skill, or endurance,… …

  • 42game — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 a form or spell of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. 2 a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in some contests, e.g. bridge or tennis. 3 (in pl …

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  • 43game — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gamen; akin to Old High German gaman amusement Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) activity engaged in for diversion or amusement ; play (2) the equipment for a game b. often derisive or mocking …

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  • 44Game of "S.K.A.T.E." — The Game of Skate is a skateboarding game using rules based upon the H.O.R.S.E. game played by basketball players. S.K.A.T.E. was first played in the 1970’s by vertical skateboarders Lance Mountain, Neil Blender and John Lucero, and was then… …

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  • 45game — {{11}}game (adj.1) lame, 1787, from north Midlands dialect, of unknown origin, perhaps a variant of gammy (tramps slang) bad, or from O.N.Fr. gambe leg (see GAMBOL (Cf. gambol) (n.)). {{12}}game (adj.2) brave, spirited, 1725, especially in game… …

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  • 46Game 40 — Game40 (antes Game 40) es un programa de radio español emitido desde 1992 hasta 1998 y desde 2009 hasta la actualidad en Los 40 Principales. Se emite los domingos a las 22 horas y trata sobre el mundo de los videojuegos. Estuvo presentado por… …

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  • 47game — game1 noun 1》 an activity engaged in for amusement.     ↘the equipment used in playing a board game, computer game, etc. 2》 a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules.     ↘(games) a meeting for sporting contests.… …

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  • 48game*/*/*/ — [geɪm] noun I 1) [C] an activity that you take part in for fun, usually one that has rules Monopoly is a game for all the family.[/ex] The children were playing noisy games in the garden.[/ex] computer/video games[/ex] 2) [C] a type of sport They …

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  • 49game — I [[t]geɪm[/t]] n. adj. gam•er, gam•est, 1) gam an amusement or pastime: children s games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game[/ex] 2) gam the material or equipment used in playing certain games 3) gam a competitive activity involving… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50game —    1. wild animals killed primarily for human amusement    Standard English for animals hunted in the wild, birds conserved so that they can be shot, and certain large fish. Big game describes large mammals in Asia and Africa, in areas where they …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms