- game n
- Zebra: Let's switch roles for awhile. Lion: OK, I'm game. Waiter, I think I'd like a little game. Draughts or tiddlywinks, sir?
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game n
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game — [geɪm] noun 1. [countable] an activity in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules: • The market is a game which creates wealth through the process of production exchange. ˈbusiness game also ˈmanagement game [countable]… … Financial and business terms
game — game1 [gām] n. [ME < OE gamen, akin to OFris game, OHG gaman < ? IE base * gwhemb , to leap merrily] 1. any form of play or way of playing; amusement; recreation; sport; frolic; play 2. a) any specific contest, engagement, amusement,… … English World dictionary
Game — Game, n. [OE. game, gamen, AS. gamen, gomen, play, sport; akin to OS., OHG., & Icel. gaman, Dan. gammen mirth, merriment, OSw. gamman joy. Cf. {Gammon} a game, {Backgammon}, {Gamble} v. i.] 1. Sport of any kind; jest, frolic. [1913 Webster] We… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
game — Ⅰ. game [1] ► NOUN 1) an activity engaged in for amusement. 2) a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules. 3) a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result. 4) a single portion of play, forming a scoring… … English terms dictionary
Game — Game, a. 1. Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock; ready to fight to the last; plucky. [1913 Webster] I was game . . . .I felt that I could have fought even to the death. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to such… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
game — game; game·ly; game·ness; game·some; game·ster; game·to·gen·e·sis; game·to·go·ni·um; game·to·kinetic; non·game; out·game; pre·game; syn·game·on; game·some·ly; game·some·ness; game·to·gen·ic; … English syllables
Game 39 — or the international round is a proposed extra round of matches in the Premier League to be played at neutral venues outside England. The top association football league in England, it is currently played as a double round robin, with each team… … Wikipedia
Game On — Das C64 Spielemagazin auf Diskette wurde von der CP Computer Publications GmbH in Nürnberg veröffentlicht. Die Game On war neben der Magic Disk 64 das bekannteste monatliche deutschsprachige C64 Diskettenmagazin. Die 5 1/4 Zoll große… … Deutsch Wikipedia
game — vi gamed, gam·ing: to play for a stake: gamble Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. game … Law dictionary
Game On — may refer to: * Game On (The West Wing), an episode of the TV series The West Wing * Game On (BBC television), a 1995 British sitcom about three 20 somethings * Game On (Canadian game show), a 1998 sports trivia game show * Game On (G4… … Wikipedia
-game — game, gamie ♦ Éléments, du gr. gamos « mariage » : cryptogame, bigamie. ⇒aussi gamopétale, gamosépale. game, gamie éléments, du gr. gamos, union, mariage . ⇒ GAME, GAMIE, élém. formants Éléments terminaux issus du gr. « mariage », formant,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
