LexiTopic: Games, Toys, and Play
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ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to GAMES, TOYS, AND PLAY
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Billiards and PoolBoard and Table GamesGamblingOther Games, Toys, and HobbiesPlay, Playfulness, and HumorPlaying Cards and Card GamesVideo Games and Gaming
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR GAMES, TOYS, AND PLAY
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to recreational (mostly indoor) play as distinguished from organized sports.
Words related to sports and physical games are in SPORTS AND RECREATION.
Words related to competitions and scoring for all games, sports, and recreation are in SPORTS AND RECREATION.
Words related to jokes and riddles are in SPEECH AND VERBAL EXPRESSION.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to GAMES, TOYS, AND PLAY
Billiards and Pool
BALK: in billiards, the space behind the balkline on a billiard table or any of the outside divisions made by the balklinesBANK: In billiards, to drive (a ball) into a cushionBILLIARD: used as an attributive form of billiards: “a billiard ball”CAROM: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls; also, or a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket; also, to make a carom; by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambolaPOCKET: an opening at the corner or side of a billiard table; also, to drive (a ball) into a pocket of a pool tablePOOL: any of various games of billiards played on an oblong table having 6 pockets with usually 15 object balls; also, a game played on an English billiard table in which each of the players stakes a sum and the winner takes allPOOLROOM: a room for the playing of poolRACK: a triangular frame used to set up the balls in a pool game; also the balls as set up; also, to place (balls, such as pool balls) in a rackROTATION: a game of pool in which all 15 object balls are shot in numerical orderWRACK: to rack, to place (balls, such as pool balls) in a rack
Board and Table Games
ATTACK: chess: to threaten (a piece) with immediate captureBANK: a fund of pieces (such as dominoes) from which the players drawBINGO: a game of chance played with cards having numbered squares corresponding to numbers drawn at random … and won by covering five such squares in a row; used to announce a winning position in bingoBLACK: in board games: the pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (such as chess)BLOT: a lone backgammon man exposed to captureBONE: bones plural: diceBOSS: a major antagonist in a game (such as a video game or board game) and usually one that must be overcome in order for a player to progressCHEAT: another name for chess, a game for 2 players each of whom moves 16 pieces according to fixed rules across a checkerboard and tries to checkmate the opponent's king (M-W: “probably from a deceptive resemblance to grain”)CHECK: a counter in various games; also, exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety; also, to put (a chess king) in checkCHECKED: a counter in various games; also, exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety; also, to put (a chess king) in checkCHECKING: a counter in various games; also, exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety; also, to put (a chess king) in checkCHECKMATE: to check (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossibleDICE: dice: a small cube marked on each face with from one to six spots and used usually in pairs in various games and in gamblingDOMINO: a flat rectangular block (as of wood or plastic) whose face is divided into two equal parts that are blank or bear usually from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces; also, plural in form but usually singular in construction: any of several games played with a set of usually 28 dominoesENDGAME: the stage of a chess game after major reduction of forcesFILE: any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard from one player's side to the other player's sideFOOSBALL: often capitalized: a table game resembling soccer in which the ball is moved by manipulating rods to which small figures of players are attached; called also table soccerFORK: an attack by one chess piece (such as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously; or to carry out such an attachGAMBIT: a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in positionGAMMON*: the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board; or to beat by scoring a gammonHAND: the pieces held by a player (studied her hand); also, a player in a board game; also, a single round in a game (lost the first hand but won the next two)HANGMAN: a game in which the object is for one player to guess the letters of an unknown word before the player who knows the word creates a stick figure of a hanged man by drawing one line for each incorrect guessKENO: a game resembling bingoKING: in checkers: a checker that has been crowned; in chess: the principal piece of each color in chess having the power to move ordinarily one square in any direction and to capture opposing pieces but being obliged never to enter or remain in checkKINGED: in checkers: to crown a checkerKINGING: in checkers: to crown a checkerMANCALA: any of various games that are widely played in Africa and southern Asia and in areas influenced by African or Asian cultures and that involve competition between two players in the distribution of pieces (as beans or pebbles) into rows of holes or pockets (as in a board) under various rules that permit accumulation of pieces by captureMATE: in chess, to checkmate: to check (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossible; also in chess, a checkmate: the act of checkmating, or the situation of a checkmated kingMATED: in chess, to checkmate: to check (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossible; also in chess, a checkmate: the act of checkmating, or the situation of a checkmated kingMATING: in chess, to checkmate: to check (a chess opponent's king) so that escape is impossible; also in chess, a checkmate: the act of checkmating, or the situation of a checkmated kingMOVE: the act of moving a piece (as in chess); the turn of a player to move; also, to move a piece (as in chess or checkers) during one's turn; to become transferred during play (checkers move along diagonally adjacent squares)
MOVED: the act of moving a piece (as in chess); the turn of a player to move; also, to move a piece (as in chess or checkers) during one's turn; to become transferred during play (checkers move along diagonally adjacent squares)PAWN: one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rankPIECE: a movable object used in playing a board game, specifically: a chessman other than a pawnPINNED: to make (a chess opponent's piece) unable to move without exposing the king to check or a valuable piece to capture (The white queen pins the black bishop.)PINNING: to make (a chess opponent's piece) unable to move without exposing the king to check or a valuable piece to capture (The white queen pins the black bishop.)PLAY: the moving of a piece in a board game (such as chess); ; also, to engage or take part in a game; to perform an action during one's turn in a game; one's turn in a game (it's your play); the conduct, course, or action of a game; a particular act or maneuver in a gamePOINT: one of 12 spaces marked off on each side of a backgammon boardQUEEN: the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares; also, to become a queen in chess; to promote (a pawn) to a queen in chessQUEENED: the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares; also, to become a queen in chess; to promote (a pawn) to a queen in chessQUEENING: the most privileged piece of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move in any direction across any number of unoccupied squares; also, to become a queen in chess; to promote (a pawn) to a queen in chessRANK: any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard perpendicular to the filesTABLE: tables plural: backgammon; also, one of the two leaves of a backgammon board or either half of a leafTABLETOP: of, relating to, or involving games (such as board games or card games) that are designed to be played at or on a tableTAKE: to move against (an opponent's piece, as in chess) and remove from playTAKEN: to move against (an opponent's piece, as in chess) and remove from playTHROW: an act of throwing dice; also, the number thrown with a cast of dice; also, to make a cast of (dice or a specified number on dice)THROWN: an act of throwing dice; also, the number thrown with a cast of dice; also, to make a cast of (dice or a specified number on dice)TILE: a thin piece resembling a ceramic tile that usually bears a mark or letter and is used as a playing piece in a board game (such as mah-jongg)TOOK: to move against (an opponent's piece, as in chess) and remove from playWHITE: the light-colored pieces in a 2-player board game; also: the player by whom these are played
Gambling
ACTION: the process of betting including the offering and acceptance of a bet and determination of a winnerANTE: to put up (an ante), a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the potANTED: to put up (an ante), a poker stake usually put up before the deal to build the potBANK: the fund of supplies (such as money, chips, or pieces) held by the banker or dealerBETTING: to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestantBOOK: gambling: a bookmaker; also, the bets registered by a bookmaker; also: the business or activity of giving odds and taking betsBOOKIE: informal: a person who determines gambling odds and receives and pays off bets: a bookmakerBOOKS: gambling: a bookmaker; also, the bets registered by a bookmaker; also: the business or activity of giving odds and taking betsBOULE: a game similar to roulette in which a ball is put in motion in a bowl and players bet on the numbered compartment it will come to rest inCHANCE: a raffle ticketCHIP: one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other gamesCRAP: related to craps, a gambling game played with two diceCRAPPING: related to craps, a gambling game played with two diceDICE: a gambling game played with diceDICED: played with dice, or took chances with diceDICING: to play with dice, or take chances with diceDRAWING: an act or instance of drawing, especially: the process of deciding something by drawing lots EXACTA: perfecta: a bet in which the bettor picks the first and second place finishers in orderGAMBLE: the playing of a game of chance for stakes; also, to play a game for money or property; to bet on an uncertain outcome; to risk by gambling: to wagerGAMBLING: the playing of a game of chance for stakes; also, to play a game for money or property; to bet on an uncertain outcome; to risk by gambling: to wagerGAME: to play for a stake; to gambleGAMED: to play for a stake; to gambleGAMING: to play for a stake; to gambleGIMMICK: a mechanical device for secretly and dishonestly controlling gambling apparatusGOING: present participle of to go, to make a wager of: to bet (go a dollar on the outcome)GONE: past participle of to go, to make a wager of: to bet (go a dollar on the outcome)HANDBOOK: a bookmaker's book of bets, or a place where bookmaking is carried onHANDLE: the total amount of money bet on a race, game, or eventHAUL: the result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win (e.g., a gambler’s haul) HEDGE: to minimize the risk of a betHEDGED: to minimize the risk of a betHEDGING: to minimize the risk of a betJACK: a jackpot: a large pot (as in poker) formed by the accumulation of stakes from previous playJACKPOT: the top prize in a game or contest (such as a lottery) that is typically a large fund of money formed by the accumulation of unwon prizes; also, a combination on a slot machine that wins a top prize or all the coins available for paying out; also, the sum so wonKITTY: a fund in a poker game made up of contributions from each potLAID: to lay: to bet, wagerLAYING: to lay: to bet, wagerLIGHT: being in debt to the pot in a poker game (three chips light)LIMIT: a maximum established for a gambling bet, raise, or payoffLINE: gambling: betting odds offered by a bookmaker especially on a sporting eventLOAD: to weight or shape (dice) to fall unfairlyLOADED: weighted to favor a specific outcome (loaded dice); also, to weight or shape (dice) to fall unfairlyLOADING: to weight or shape (dice) to fall unfairlyLONG: of an unusual degree of difference between the amounts wagered on each side (long odds); of or relating to the larger amount wagered (take the long end of the bet); subject to great odds (take a long chance for a large reward)LOTTO: a game of chance resembling bingo; from Italian lotto "lottery, game of chance based on guessing numbers drawn from an urn" (originally lotto di Genova "Genoa lottery")MATCH: to flip or toss (coins) and compare exposed faces; to toss coins withMATCHED: to flip or toss (coins) and compare exposed faces; to toss coins withMONEY: the first, second, and third place winners (as in a horse or dog race) —usually used in the phrases in the money or out of the money; prize money (his horse took third money)MONTE: three-card monte, a gambling game in which the dealer shows three cards, shuffles them, places them face down, and invites spectators to bet they can identify the location of a particular cardNATURAL: a result or combination that immediately wins the stake in a game: such as a throw of 7 or 11 on the first cast in craps, or in blackjack, an ace and a face card or ten as the first two cards dealt to a playerOPEN: having been opened by a first ante, bet, or bid (the bidding is open); also, to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead; also, to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card gameOPENED: having been opened by a first ante, bet, or bid (the bidding is open); also, to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead; also, to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card gamePARLAY: a series of two or more bets so set up in advance that the original stake plus its winnings are risked on the successive wagers; broadly: the fresh risking of an original stake together with its winnings; also, to bet in a parlayPLACE: to give an order for a wager (place a bet)PLAY: to gamble; to wager in a game: to stake; to make wagers on (play the horses); gaming, gambling; POINT: a number thrown on the first roll of the dice in craps which the player attempts to repeat before throwing a sevenPOOL: an aggregate stake to which each player of a game has contributed; also, all the money bet by a number of persons on a particular eventPOOLROOM: a room in which bookmaking is carried onPUNT: to play at a gambling game against the bankerRIDING: to be wagered (a lot of money riding on the favorite)TONTINE*: a joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others; French, from Lorenzo Tonti †1695 Italian bankerTOTE: a machine for registering the bets and computing the payoffs in pari-mutuel bettingTOUT: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse; also, to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)TOUTED: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse; also, to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)TOUTING: one who gives tips or solicits bets on a racehorse; also, to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)TURN: an event in any gambling game after which bets are settled; also, the order of the last three cards in faro —used in the phrase call the turnVELVET: the winnings of a player in a gambling gameWENT: past tense of to go, to make a wager of: to bet (go a dollar on the outcome)WHEEL: any of many revolving disks or drums used as gambling paraphernaliaWINNING: money won by success in a game or competition —usually used in plural
Other Games, Toys, and Hobbies
AGATE: a playing marble of agateALLEY: a playing marble, especially: one of superior quality; by shortening and alteration from alabasterBALLOON: an inflatable bag (as of rubber or plastic) usually used as a toy or for decorationBEANBAG: a cloth bag partially filled typically with dried beans and used as a toyBLOCK: a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets (children playing with blocks)BLOCKS: a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets (children playing with blocks)BOBBED: to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth (bobs for apples)BOBBING: to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth (bobs for apples)BOBS: to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth (bobs for apples)CHICKEN: any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up firstCOLD: far off the mark: not close to finding or solving —used especially in children's gamesDART: a game in which darts are thrown at a targetDARTBOARD: a usually circular board (as of compressed bristles) used as a target in the game of dartsDIABOLO: a game in which an hourglass-shaped top is balanced and spun on a string stretched between the tips of two sticks; also: the top used in this game; from Diabolo, a trademarkDOLL: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything, probably from Doll, nickname for DorothyDOLLY: a dollDOZEN: the dozens plural in form but singular in construction, African American English: a ritualized African American word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of an opponent's familyHOBBY: a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation, short for hobbyhorseHOOP: This definition not in M-W: Collins: a large, circular band rolled along the ground by children at playJACK: jacks plural in form but singular in construction: a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures; also, the small 6-pointed metal object used in the game of jacksKITE: a light frame covered with paper, cloth, or plastic, often provided with a stabilizing tail, and designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long stringKNUCKLE: to place the knuckles on the ground in shooting a marbleKNUCKLED: to place the knuckles on the ground in shooting a marblePINATA: variant of piñata, a decorated vessel (such as of papier-mâché) filled with candies, fruits, and gifts and hung up to be broken with sticks by blindfolded persons as part of especially Latin American festivities (as at Christmas or for a birthday party)PINWHEEL: a fireworks device in the form of a revolving wheel of colored fire; also, a toy consisting of lightweight vanes that revolve at the end of a stickPLAY: recreational activity, especially: the spontaneous activity of children; to engage in sport or recreation: frolic; also, to engage or take part in a game; to perform an action during one's turn in a game; one's turn in a game (it's your play); the conduct, course, or action of a game; a particular act or maneuver in a game; to pretend to engage in the activities of (children playing house)POPGUN: a toy gun that usually shoots a cork and produces a popping soundPUPPET: a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand; also, a marionette, a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires; also, a doll, a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's playthingRING: to throw a ringer over (the peg) in a game (such as horseshoes or quoits)RINGING: to throw a ringer over (the peg) in a game (such as horseshoes or quoits)TAGGED: to touch in or as if in a game of tag, a game in which the player who is it chases others and tries to touch one of them who then becomes itTAGGING: to touch in or as if in a game of tag, a game in which the player who is it chases others and tries to touch one of them who then becomes itTANGRAM: a Chinese puzzle made by cutting a square of thin material into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid which are capable of being recombined in many different figuresTRICK: a deceptive, dexterous, or ingenious feat, especially: one designed to puzzle or amuse (a juggler's tricks); also, a delusive appearance especially when caused by art or legerdemain: an optical illusion (a mere trick of the light); also, of or relating to or involving tricks or trickery (trick photography, trick dice); skilled in or used for tricks (a trick horse)TRIVIA: singular in construction: a quizzing game involving obscure facts —often used before another noun (trivia night)WAGON: a low four-wheeled vehicle with an open rectangular body and a retroflex tongue made for the play or use of a child
Play, Playfulness, and Humor
ANTIC: characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity; whimsically lighthearted: frolicsome; also, an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action: caperANTICALLY*: characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity; whimsically lighthearted: frolicsomeARCH: mischievous, saucy; marked by a deliberate and often forced playfulness, irony, or impudenceBLACK: characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire (black humor)CLOWN: to act as or like a clownCLOWNED: to act as or like a clownCOMEDIC: of or relating to comedy, the comic element (the comedy of many life situations); causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impactCOMEDY: the comic element (the comedy of many life situations)COMIC: of, relating to, or marked by comedy; causing laughter or amusement: funny; the comic elementCOMICAL: causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impactCOMICALLY: causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impactDAFT: Scotland: frivolously merryDALLIED: to act playfullyDALLY: to act playfullyDALLYING: to act playfullyDROLL: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd qualityDROLLY: having a humorous, whimsical, or odd qualityDRYLY: dry: marked by matter-of-fact, ironic, or terse manner of expression (a dry wit, has a very dry sense of humor, joking dryly)FROLIC: a playful or mischievous action; an occasion or scene of fun: a partyFUNNY: one that is funny, especially: a joke; affording light mirth and laughter: amusing; seeking or intending to amuse; facetiousGAME: activity engaged in for diversion or amusement: play; also, to play games of any sortGAMED: to play games of any sortGAMEPLAY: the practice or activity of playing gamesGAMING: to play games of any sortGOOFILY: being ridiculous or mildly ludicrous: silly (a goofy sense of humor, that hat looks goofy)GOOFY: being ridiculous or mildly ludicrous: silly (a goofy sense of humor, that hat looks goofy)HOOT: something or someone amusing (the play is a real hoot)HOTFOOT: a practical joke in which a match is surreptitiously inserted between the upper and the sole of a victim's shoe and lightedJOCULAR: said or done as a joke: characterized by jesting: playful; also, given to jesting: habitually jolly or jocundKIDDED: to engage in good-humored fooling or horseplayKIDDING: to engage in good-humored fooling or horseplayKOOK: by shortening & alteration from cuckoo: one whose ideas or actions are eccentric, fantastic, or insane: screwballKOOKY: by shortening & alteration from cuckoo: having the characteristics of a kook: offbeat, eccentricLARK: a source of or quest for amusement or adventure (thought life was a lark); also, to engage in harmless fun or mischief —often used with aboutLAUGH: to find amusement or pleasure in something; to become amused or derisive; to be of a kind that inspires joy; to influence or move by laughterLAUGHED: to find amusement or pleasure in something; to become amused or derisive; to be of a kind that inspires joy; to influence or move by laughterLAUGHING: to find amusement or pleasure in something; to become amused or derisive; to be of a kind that inspires joy; to influence or move by laughterPANIC: dated slang: someone or something that is very funny: a riot (he’s a panic); also, to cause to laugh uproariously (panic an audience with a gag)PATHETIC: absurd, laughable (a pathetic costume)PIXIE: (adj.) playfully mischievousPLAY: to jest; to deal in a light, speculative, or sportive manner; to perform or execute for amusement; absence of serious or harmful intentPLOY: an escapade, a frolic; probably from employPRANK: a trick: a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud; a mildly mischievous act; a ludicrous act; also, to play a trick or prank on (someone); to play tricks or pranksPRANKING: a trick: a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud; a mildly mischievous act; a ludicrous act; also, to play a trick or prank on (someone); to play tricks or pranksRIOT: one that is wildly amusing (The new comedy is a riot.) (Your friend is a riot.); also, to indulge in revelry or wantonnessROMP: high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play, or something suggestive of such play; also, one that romps, especially: a romping girl or womanTICKLE: to provoke to laughter or merriment: to amuse (tickled by the clown's antics)TOYED: to toy: to amuse oneself as if with a toy: to play (they're just toying with him; the cat toyed with the ball)TRICK: a mischievous act: a prank; an indiscreet or childish actionUNFUNNY: not funny: unamusing (an unfunny joke)WACKO: wacky: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrationalWACKY: absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrationalWANTON: (adj) playfully mean or cruel: mischievous; also, a frolicsome child or animalWEDGIE: the condition of having one's clothing wedged between the buttocks usually from having one's pants or underpants yanked up from behind as a prank —often used with get or giveWIGGY: wacky, absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrationalWILE: a beguiling or playful trickWINK: to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasingWINKING: to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasingWITTILY: marked by or full of clever humor or wit: smartly facetious or jocular (a witty novel); quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights (a witty raconteur); amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or executionWITTY: marked by or full of clever humor or wit: smartly facetious or jocular (a witty novel); quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights (a witty raconteur); amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or executionWRYLY: in a wry manner: with a caustic twist: dryly; cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorousZANILY: in a zany manner, from Italian zanni, a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni, nickname for Italian Giovanni JohnZANY: very eccentric or absurd, often in an amusing way, from Italian zanni, a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni, nickname for Italian Giovanni John
Playing Cards and Card Games
BACCARAT: a card game resembling chemin de fer in which three hands are dealt and players may bet either or both hands against the dealer's; also: a two-handed version in which players may bet on or against either handBADE: card games: to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards)BIDDING: card games: to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards)BLUFF: card games: to deceive (an opponent) by a bold bet on an inferior hand (was bluffed out of a winning hand)BLUFFED: card games: to deceive (an opponent) by a bold bet on an inferior hand (was bluffed out of a winning hand)BLUFFS: card games: to deceive (an opponent) by a bold bet on an inferior hand (was bluffed out of a winning hand)BOARD: an exposed dummy hand in bridge; also, the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker gameBOOK: card games: the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring valueBOOKS: card games: the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring valueBURY: to put (a playing card) out of play by placing it in or under the dealer's packCALL: to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)CALLED: to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)CALLING: to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands)CARD: a playing card, or game played with cardsCHECK: to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of pokerCHECKED: to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of pokerCHECKING: to waive the right to initiate the betting in a round of pokerCHIP: one of the counters used as a token for money in poker and other gamesCLUB: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover; clubs plural in form but singular or plural in construction: the suit comprising cards marked with clubsCONTRACT: the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridgeCRIB: the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoringDEAL: card games: a hand, a single round in a game (we have time for one more deal); also, the act or right of distributing cards to players; also, to distribute the cards to playersDEALT: card games: a hand, a single round in a game (we have time for one more deal); also, the act or right of distributing cards to players; also, to distribute the cards to playersDECK: a pack of playing cardsDEFEND: card games: to play against the high bidderDEFENDED: card games: to play against the high bidderDEFENDING: card games: to play against the high bidderDEUCE: a playing card or die with two pipsDIAMOND: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red diamond, or the suit comprising cards marked with diamondsDRAW: card games: to take (cards) from a stack or from the dealer; also, a card drawn to replace a discard in pokerDROP: of a playing card: to become played by reason of the obligation to follow suit; also, to cause a cardholder to unwillingly play (a high card) (dropped her ace)DROPPING: of a playing card: to become played by reason of the obligation to follow suit; also, to cause a cardholder to unwillingly play (a high card) (dropped her ace)FILL: to draw the playing cards necessary to complete (fill a straight or flush in poker)FILLABLE: not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” able to be filled: to draw the playing cards necessary to complete (fill a straight or flush in poker)FILLED: to draw the playing cards necessary to complete (fill a straight or flush in poker)FOLD: to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)FOLDED: to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)FOLDING: to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)
FORCING: to induce (a particular bid or play by another player) in a card game by some conventional act, play, bid, or responseGAME: points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highestHAND: the pieces held by a player (studied her hand); also, a player in a board game; also, a single round in a game (lost the first hand but won the next two)HITTING: to deal another card to (as in blackjack) (hit me)HONOR: an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit in bridge; also, the scoring value of honors held in bridge —used in pluralJACK: a playing card carrying the figure of a soldier or servant and ranking usually below the queenJACKPOT: a hand or game of draw poker in which a pair of jacks or better is required to open; also, a large pot (as in poker) formed by the accumulation of stakes from previous playKING: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a kingLEAD: card games: the act or privilege of playing first in a card game (Your partner has the lead.); also: the card or suit played first (His lead was the ace.); also, to begin play with (lead trumps); to play the first card of a trick, round, or gameLIGHT: being in debt to the pot in a poker game (three chips light)LINE: bridge (cards): a division on a bridge score dividing the score for bonuses from that for tricksMADE: the act of shuffling cards; also: turn to shuffle; also, to fulfill (a contract) in a card game; also, to win a trick with (a card); also, to shuffle (a deck of cards) in preparation for dealingMAKE: the act of shuffling cards; also: turn to shuffle; also, to fulfill (a contract) in a card game; also, to win a trick with (a card); also, to shuffle (a deck of cards) in preparation for dealingMAKING: the act of shuffling cards; also: turn to shuffle; also, to fulfill (a contract) in a card game; also, to win a trick with (a card); also, to shuffle (a deck of cards) in preparation for dealingMELD: to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table; to declare a card or combination of cards as a meld; also, the card or combination of cards that is or can be melded in a card gameMELDED: to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table; to declare a card or combination of cards as a meld; also, the card or combination of cards that is or can be melded in a card gameMELDING: to declare or announce (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game especially by placing face up on the table; to declare a card or combination of cards as a meld; also, the card or combination of cards that is or can be melded in a card gameMONTE: a card game in which players select any two of four cards turned face up in a layout and bet that one of them will be matched before the other as cards are dealt one at a time from the pack; called also monte bankNORTH: often capitalized: a person occupying the north position in the course of a specified activity (such as the game of bridge)OPEN: having been opened by a first ante, bet, or bid (the bidding is open); also, to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead; also, to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card gameOPENED: having been opened by a first ante, bet, or bid (the bidding is open); also, to commence action in a card game by making (a first bid), putting a first bet in (the pot), or playing (a card or suit) as first lead; also, to make a bet, bid, or lead in commencing a round or hand of a card gamePACK: a full set of playing cardsPAIR: two playing cards of the same value or denomination and especially of the same rankPENALTY: points scored in bridge by the side that defeats the opposing contract —usually used in pluralPIANOLA: a deal or hand (as in contract [bridge]) that offers no difficulty in the play [that is, it is so easy that it plays itself, as a player piano plays itself]PITCH: an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trumpPLAY: to put into action in a game, especially: to remove (a playing card) from one's hand and place usually face-up on a table in one's turn either as part of a scoring combination or as one's contribution to a trick; the action in which cards are played after bidding in a card gamePOINT: a unit used in evaluating the strength of a bridge handQUEEN: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a queenRIFFLING: to shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermixRUMMY: any of several card games for two or more players in which each player tries to assemble groups of three or more cards of the same rank or of consecutive sequence in the same suit and to be the first to meld them allRUNNING: to lead winning cards of (a suit) successivelyTAKE: to win in a card game (able to take 12 tricks)TAKEN: to win in a card game (able to take 12 tricks)TALON: in card playing, the stock, the portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of a game; also, cards laid aside in a pile in solitaireTAROT: a set of usually 78 cards including 22 pictorial cards that are used for fortune-telling (reading the tarot, tarot cards); also: a card in such a set [tarot cards have been used for games as well as for fortune-telling]TELL: an inadvertent behavior or mannerism that betrays a poker player's true thoughts, intentions, or emotionsTOOK: to win in a card game (able to take 12 tricks)TRICK: the cards played in one round of a card game often used as a scoring unitTRUMP: a card of a suit any of whose cards will win over a card that is not of this suit; also, the suit whose cards are trumps for a particular hand —often used in plural; also, to play a trump on (a card or trick) when another suit was led; to play a trump when another suit was ledTURN: a change effected by turning over to another side (a turn of the cards) UPPED: to increase the amount of (a poker bet); to bet more than (a previous bettor)UPPING: to increase the amount of (a poker bet); to bet more than (a previous bettor)VOID: having no members or examples, specifically, of a suit: having no cards represented in a particular hand; absence of cards of a particular suit in a hand originally dealt to a playerVOLE: a grand slam, the winning of all the tricks in one hand of a card game (such as bridge)WIDOW: an extra hand or part of a hand of cards dealt face down and usually placed at the disposal of the highest bidderWILD: of a playing card: able to represent any card designated by the holder
Video Games and Gaming
AVATAR: an electronic image (as in a video game) that represents and may be manipulated by a computer userBOSS: a major antagonist in a game (such as a video game or board game) and usually one that must be overcome in order for a player to progressCHEAT: cheat code: a code (such as a button combination or password) that activates a hidden feature or capability in a computer or video gameGAME: to play video gamesGAMED: to play video gamesGAMING: to play video gamesLEVEL: one of a series of discrete parts through which a player moves or progresses during the course of a game (such as a video game)
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GAMES, TOYS, AND PLAY
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