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Texting: Shades of Meaning
Texting: Shades of Meaning
Happy, thrilled, delighted! In this shades of meaning game, kids identify common synonyms that are grouped together.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Match: Meaning of Root Words
Match: Meaning of Root Words
Explore common root words and their meanings in this seventh-grade grammar game!
7th grade
Reading & Writing
Sight Word Spelling
Young readers will work on spelling common sight words with this word-building game.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Free Online Prefix & Suffix Fish Game
Free Online Prefix & Suffix Fish Game
Prefixes and suffixes are essential to understanding the meaning of words. Help kids grasp these concepts with this word-matching game.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Word Family Hopper: -at
Play this game to work on the word family «-at,» a great way to help kids build reading skills.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Word Family Mud Hop: -an, -and
Word Family Mud Hop: -an, -and
Get some practice with word families «-an» and «-and,» by playing this quiz-style game with your child.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
3-Digit Subtraction Word Problems
3-Digit Subtraction Word Problems
These word problems will help kids practice 3-digit subtraction by applying the math to real life situations.
Word Family Hop: -ike, -ite
Word Family Hop: -ike, -ite
Hop on the words that end in «-ike» or «-ite.» These word families are important building blocks for early readers.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Word Transporter: Adjectives and Nouns
Word Transporter: Adjectives and Nouns
Which nouns are described by the adjective? In this silly parts of speech game, kids drag nouns to the adjective word transporter that they’re described by.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
English
17
Featured
Identify the multiple meanings of these words
Study
Slideshow
What are 2 meanings of the word bat?
1. The animal, 2. Used to hit balls in baseball
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What are 2 meanings of the word swing?
1. Object you can play on the playground, 2. To move in a rapid curve
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What are 2 meanings of the word glasses?
1. Wear on your face to see better, 2. What you drink from
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What are 2 meanings of the word wave?
1. Movement of water in the ocean, 2. To move your hand back and forth quickly
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What are 2 meanings of the word tie?
1. Something men wear around their neck, 2. Putting rope into a knot, 3. When no one wins or loses, but scores the same
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What are 2 meanings of the word nail?
1. Something you hit with a hammer, 2. The hard part on the end of your fingers
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What are 2 meanings of the word light?
1. To make bright, 2. Opposite of heavy
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What are 2 meanings of the word fly?
1. Small insect, 2. To move through the air
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What are 2 meanings of the word ring?
1. Something you wear on your finger, 2. The noise a telephone makes
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What are 2 meanings of the word bill?
1. A charge for money, 2. A beak of a bird, 3. A $1 «bill», 4. Something passed in the government
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What are 2 meanings of the word bark?
1. The stuff on the trunk of a tree, 2. The sound a dog makes
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What are 2 meanings of the word sink?
1. What you use to wash your hands, 2. The opposite of float
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What are 2 meanings of the word park?
1. To stop a car somewhere, 2. A place with benches, swing sets, and a lot of room for walking
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What are 2 meanings of the word point?
1. The end of a pencil, 2. The action of «pointing» a body part like a finger
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What are 2 meanings of the word bown?
1. The dish you eat cereal and soup from, 2. The game where you roll a ball and knock down pins
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What are 2 meanings of the word watch?
1. To look at intently, 2. What you wear on your wrist to tell time
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What are 2 meanings of the word band?
1. Something you wear on your head (headband), 2. A group of people that play instruments together
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Multiple Meanings Game
Subjects
- Arts & Humanities
—Language Arts
Grade
- K-2
- 3-5
- 6-8
Brief Description
Hunt for the classmate whose definition card leads to the same word as yours.
Brief Description
Students
- play a game to improve vocabulary and word meaning skills.
Keywords
word meanings, definition, game, match, meanings, noun, verb
Materials Needed
- word meaning cards (see instructions and card suggestions below for all grades)
Lesson Plan
In this lesson each student will have a card on which a word’s meaning is written. The object of the game is for each student to identify the word that goes with the meaning on his/her card; then the student must find the classmate who holds a card that has another meaning for the same word.
Before the Lesson
Before the lesson you will need to create enough pairs of word-meaning cards (3- x 5-inch cards work great) so that
each student will have one card; be sure that each student’s card has a companion card on which is written a different
definition of the same word. For example, the two word-meaning cards below both refer to the same word — beat.
To defeat someone in a game on contest.
The regular rhythm of a piece of music.
Create in advance enough cards so that —
- each student will have a single card and
- each card has a companion card with a different definition of the same word.
Below are 45 examples of word-meaning pairs that you might use. We have provided
- 15 pairs of word-meaning cards that we feel might be appropriate for a primary-level (grades 2 and 3) game;
- 15 cards that would be appropriate for an intermediate-level (grades 4-6) game; and
- 15 cards that would be appropriate for a middle-school level (grades 6-8) game.
Of course, you should feel free to select the word-meaning cards that you feel are most appropriate for your students. You might begin by introducing the game at a level below that of your students. Once students understand the game, you can present the more grade-appropriate or challenging cards.
The Game
When you are set to play the game, give each student a card with a word meaning written on it. The students wander the room searching for the classmate who holds the card that has on it a different meaning for the same word. The rules of the game are flexible. You might
- provide a set amount of time. If a student finds the classmate who has the matching card, they bring their cards to the teacher and, if they are correct, the teacher scores a point for each student.
- collect the cards and redistribute them and play another round, and another
- make the game a little more difficult by playing it in silence.
Game Card Suggestions
These are only suggestions; feel free to mix and match from all groups to compile your set of cards. In addition to the 15 pairs of meanings at each level, we have provided 20 additional grade-appropriate words for which you might create cards.
Primary-Level Word Meaning Cards (Grades 2-3)
To defeat someone in a game or contest. (beat)
The regular rhythm of a piece of music. (beat)
The top part of a person’s body. (head)
To move toward something. (head)
A piece of paper telling how much you owe. (bill)
The beak of a bird. (bill)
Not weighing very much. (light)
To start a candle or campfire. (light)
The money you get back when you pay for something. (change)
To become different or make different. (change)
A layer of paint. (coat)
A piece of clothing worn to keep you warm. (coat)
A set of playing cards. (deck)
The floor of a boat or ship. (deck)
To use one’s car battery to start another car. (jump)
To leap in the air. (jump)
Scraps of paper or other garbage left behind. (litter)
A group of kittens or puppies. (litter)
The season between summer and winter. (fall)
To drop down to the ground. (fall)
A piece of paper used to pay for things at the store. (check)
To look at something to make sure it’s OK. (check)
The part of Earth’s surface not covered by water. (land)
To come down safely, as a plane does at the airport. (land)
A measure of length equal to 12 inches. (foot)
The part of the body at the end of a leg. (foot)
A person who gets excited about a favorite team or a singing group. (fan)
A machine used to blow cool air. (fan)
A plaster covering for a broken arm or leg. (cast)
To throw your fishing line into the water. (cast)
More words: board, order, safe, ship, tick, park, play, punch, tie, part, rock, seal, sign, spring, wash, watch, sink, school, wave, squash
Intermediate-Level Word Meaning Cards (Grades 4-5)
A knot of ribbon placed on a gift package. (bow)
A curved piece of wood with stretched string, used to shoot arrows. (bow)
To give up eating food for a period of time. (fast)
To move quickly, or in a hurry. (fast)
To ask for something in a restaurant. (order)
To arrange in sequence, alphabetically or numerically. (order)
A piece of material placed over a hole in order to mend it. (patch)
A covering for the eye, it might be worn after surgery. (patch)
A coin worth 25 cents. (quarter)
One of four equal periods in a basketball or football game. (quarter)
To send something a long distance by truck or train. (ship)
A large boat that travels over deep water. (ship)
To stumble over, or fall. (trip)
A journey to a far-off place. (trip)
To collect money for a cause or charity. (raise)
To lift up something. (raise)
To throw someone to the ground in football. (tackle)
The equipment needed for fishing. (tackle)
A wading bird with long legs and a long neck and bill. (crane)
A long-armed machine used to lift heavy objects. (crane)
A mixture used to make cakes or other baked goods. (batter)
In baseball, the player whose turn it is to hit. (batter)
To make a first, rough copy of a story, report, or letter. (draft)
A flow of cold air. (draft)
To move along by turning over and over. (roll)
A small round piece of bread, like a bun. (roll)
A person who listens and makes a decision in a court case. (judge)
To decide who is a winner of a competition. (judge)
A machine for printing. (press)
To push firmly. (press)
More words: odd, page, pound, space, case, dress, model, mine, grade, root, train, will, point, pipe, pack, round, shake, spot, time
Middle-School Word Meaning Cards (Grades 6-8)
To move forward, to make progress. (advance)
To lend money against a person’s paycheck or allowance. (advance)
To enter a room rudely or abruptly. (barge)
A flat-bottom boat for transporting goods on a shallow river. (barge)
Happening now, or up-to-date. (current)
The movement of water in the ocean or a river. (current)
Seldom seen or found. (rare)
Meat that is very lightly cooked. (rare)
To put something into something else. (stuff)
Useless or worthless things, junk. (stuff)
A person in charge. (head)
To move toward something. (head)
A chart that lists fact and figures, usually in columns. (table)
A flat-topped piece of furniture on legs. (table)
To come at the end, after everything else. (last)
To go on for a particular length of time. (last)
The flat area of your head above the cheek, in front of the ear. (temple)
A building used for worship. (temple)
To copy a picture by following lines seen through a thin sheet of paper. (trace)
A sign that something has happened, or that someone has been somewhere. (trace)
To defeat unexpectedly, as in an unexpected win in football. (upset)
To make someone nervous or worried. (upset)
A set of matching clothes. (suit)
One of four sets of playing cards; diamonds and clubs, for example. (suit)
To squeeze or wedge something into a tight space. (jam)
A situation in which things, people, or traffic cannot move. (jam)
Flat and smooth, as in the surface of a table. (level)
To flatten, as a tornado might. (level)
A device used to warn someone of danger. (alarm)
To make someone fear that something bad might happen. (alarm)
A person who is dull, uninteresting. (bore)
To make a hole in something with a drill. (bore)
To touch a surface gently with something soft. (dab)
A little bit, as in a little bit of butter. (dab)
More words: foil, inflate, jar, master, pride, scale, stagger, string, credit, frame, harbor, interest, lock, key, express, cure, practice, panel, right, address
Assessment
Create a follow-up matching activity that reviews some of the words presented above or presents new ones. Have students match each word with the definition provided.
Lesson Plan Source
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Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
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GRADES K — 12
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NL-ENG.K-12.6 Applying Knowledge
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
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game 1
(gām)
n.
1. An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime: party games; word games.
2.
a. A competitive activity or sport in which players contend with each other according to a set of rules: the game of basketball; the game of gin rummy.
b. A single instance of such an activity: We lost the first game.
c. games An organized athletic program or contest: track-and-field games; took part in the winter games.
d. A period of competition or challenge: It was too late in the game to change the schedule of the project.
3.
a. The total number of points required to win a game: One hundred points is game in bridge.
b. The score accumulated at any given time in a game: The game is now 14 to 12.
4. The equipment needed for playing certain games: packed the children’s games in the car.
5. A particular style or manner of playing a game: improved my tennis game with practice.
6. Informal
a. An active interest or pursuit, especially one involving competitive engagement or adherence to rules: «the way the system operates, the access game, the turf game, the image game» (Hedrick Smith).
b. A business or occupation; a line: the insurance game.
c. An illegal activity; a racket.
7. Informal
a. Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior: wanted a straight answer, not more of their tiresome games.
b. A calculated strategy or approach; a scheme: I saw through their game from the very beginning.
8. Mathematics A model of a competitive situation that identifies interested parties and stipulates rules governing all aspects of the competition, used in game theory to determine the optimal course of action for an interested party.
9.
a. Wild animals hunted for food or sport.
b. The flesh of these animals, eaten as food.
10.
a. An object of attack, ridicule, or pursuit: The press considered the candidate’s indiscretions to be game.
b. Mockery; sport: The older children teased and made game of the newcomer.
v. gamed, gam·ing, games
v.tr.
To manipulate dishonestly for personal gain; rig: executives who gamed the system to get huge payoffs.
v.intr.
1. To play for stakes; gamble.
2. To play a role-playing or computer game.
adj. gam·er, gam·est
1. Plucky and unyielding in spirit; resolute: She put up a game fight against her detractors.
2. Ready and willing: Are you game for a swim?
Idioms:
ahead of the game
In a position of advantage; winning or succeeding.
be on (one’s) game
To play a sport with great skill.
the only game in town Informal
The only one of its kind available: «He’s the only game in town for the press to write about» (Leonard Garment).
[Middle English, from Old English gamen.]
game′ly adv.
game′ness n.
game 2
(gām)
adj. gam·er, gam·est
Crippled; lame: a game leg.
[Origin unknown.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
game
(ɡeɪm)
n
1. an amusement or pastime; diversion
2. a contest with rules, the result being determined by skill, strength, or chance
3. a single period of play in such a contest, sport, etc
4. the score needed to win a contest
5. a single contest in a series; match
6. (Individual Sports, other than specified) (plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athletics: Olympic Games; Highland Games.
7. equipment needed for playing certain games
9. style or ability in playing a game: he is a keen player but his game is not good.
10. a scheme, proceeding, etc, practised like a game: the game of politics.
11. an activity undertaken in a spirit of levity; joke: marriage is just a game to him.
12. (Hunting)
a. wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profit
b. (as modifier): game laws.
13. (Cookery) the flesh of such animals, used as food: generally taken not to include fish
14. an object of pursuit; quarry; prey (esp in the phrase fair game)
15. informal work or occupation
16. informal a trick, strategy, or device: I can see through your little game.
17. obsolete pluck or courage; bravery
18. slang chiefly Brit prostitution (esp in the phrase on the game)
19. give the game away to reveal one’s intentions or a secret
20. make game of make a game of to make fun of; ridicule; mock
21. off one’s game playing badly
22. on one’s game playing well
23. play the game to behave fairly or in accordance with rules
24. the game is up there is no longer a chance of success
adj
25. informal full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave
26. game as Ned Kelly as game as Ned Kelly informal Austral extremely brave; indomitable
27. (usually foll by for) informal prepared or ready; willing: I’m game for a try.
vb
(Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble
[Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement]
ˈgameˌlike adj
game
(ɡeɪm)
adj
a less common word for lame1: game leg.
[C18: probably from Irish cam crooked]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
game1
(geɪm)
n., adj. gam•er, gam•est, n.
1. an amusement or pastime: children’s games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game.
2. the material or equipment used in playing certain games.
3. a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance and played according to a set of rules for the amusement of the players or spectators.
4. a single occasion of such an activity or a division of one.
5. the number of points required to win a game.
6. the score at a particular stage in a game.
7. a particular manner or style of playing a game.
8. something requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy.
9. a business or profession: the real-estate game.
10. a trick or strategy.
11. fun; sport; joke: That’s about enough of your games.
12. wild animals, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit.
13. the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food.
14. any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: to be fair game for practical jokers.
adj.
15. pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh.
16. having a fighting spirit; plucky.
17. having the required spirit or will (often fol. by for or an infinitive): Who’s game for a hike through the woods?
v.i.
18. to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
v.t.
19. to squander in gaming (usu. fol. by away).
20. to manipulate to one’s advantage, esp. by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: gaming the system.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English gaman; c. Old High German gaman glee]
game2
(geɪm)
adj.
lame: a game leg.
[1780–90; perhaps shortening of gammy, though change in vowel unclear]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Game
a flock of herd or animals raised and kept for sport or pleasure; wild animals or birds pursued, caught, or killed in the chase; technically, game under the Game Act of 1862 includes hares, pheasants, partridges, woodcocks, snipes, rabbits, grouse, and black or moor game.
Examples: game of bees, 1577; of conies, 1576; of partridges, 1762; of red deer, 1788; of swans, 1482.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
game
Past participle: gamed
Gerund: gaming
Imperative |
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game |
game |
Present |
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I game |
you game |
he/she/it games |
we game |
you game |
they game |
Preterite |
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I gamed |
you gamed |
he/she/it gamed |
we gamed |
you gamed |
they gamed |
Present Continuous |
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I am gaming |
you are gaming |
he/she/it is gaming |
we are gaming |
you are gaming |
they are gaming |
Present Perfect |
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I have gamed |
you have gamed |
he/she/it has gamed |
we have gamed |
you have gamed |
they have gamed |
Past Continuous |
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I was gaming |
you were gaming |
he/she/it was gaming |
we were gaming |
you were gaming |
they were gaming |
Past Perfect |
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I had gamed |
you had gamed |
he/she/it had gamed |
we had gamed |
you had gamed |
they had gamed |
Future |
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I will game |
you will game |
he/she/it will game |
we will game |
you will game |
they will game |
Future Perfect |
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I will have gamed |
you will have gamed |
he/she/it will have gamed |
we will have gamed |
you will have gamed |
they will have gamed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be gaming |
you will be gaming |
he/she/it will be gaming |
we will be gaming |
you will be gaming |
they will be gaming |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been gaming |
you have been gaming |
he/she/it has been gaming |
we have been gaming |
you have been gaming |
they have been gaming |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been gaming |
you will have been gaming |
he/she/it will have been gaming |
we will have been gaming |
you will have been gaming |
they will have been gaming |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been gaming |
you had been gaming |
he/she/it had been gaming |
we had been gaming |
you had been gaming |
they had been gaming |
Conditional |
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I would game |
you would game |
he/she/it would game |
we would game |
you would game |
they would game |
Past Conditional |
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I would have gamed |
you would have gamed |
he/she/it would have gamed |
we would have gamed |
you would have gamed |
they would have gamed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
game
Won by the player or pair first scoring 21 points, unless both have scored 20 points, when the winner is the first to score two points more than the opposition.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game»
move — (game) a player’s turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game activity — any specific behavior; «they avoided all recreational activity» game — a single play of a sport or other contest; «the game lasted two hours» turn, play — (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; «it is my turn»; «it is still my play» curling — a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target bowling — a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them pall-mall — a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet athletic game — a game involving athletic activity child’s game — a game enjoyed by children card game, cards — a game played with playing cards table game — a game that is played on a table parlor game, parlour game — a game suitable for playing in a parlor gambling game, game of chance — a game that involves gambling zero-sum game — a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero game — the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; «the child received several games for his birthday» horn — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it penalty — (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game rematch, replay — something (especially a game) that is played again side — one of two or more contesting groups; «the Confederate side was prepared to attack» game — (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; «the game is 6 all»; «he is serving for the game» period of play, playing period, play — (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; «rain stopped play in the 4th inning» run off — decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff play out — play to a finish; «We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last» course — hunt with hounds; «He often courses hares» played — (of games) engaged in; «the loosely played game» |
2. | game — a single play of a sport or other contest; «the game lasted two hours»
game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game» 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 nightcap — the final game of a double header double feature, doubleheader, twin bill — two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) playoff game — one game in the series of games constituting a playoff cup tie — an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition contest, competition — an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
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3. | 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»
diversion, recreation — an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; «scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists»; «for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles»; «drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation» catch — a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; «he played catch with his son in the backyard» 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 ducks and drakes — a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water mind game — any game designed to exercise the intellect hare and hounds, paper chase — an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot ring-a-rosy, ring-around-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy — a children’s game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat prisoner’s base — a children’s game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base treasure hunt — a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues |
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4. | game — animal hunted for food or sport
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement big game — large animals that are hunted for sport game bird — any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport |
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5. | game — (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
lawn tennis, tennis — a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court division, section, part — one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; «the written part of the exam»; «the finance section of the company»; «the BBC’s engineering division» set — a unit of play in tennis or squash; «they played two sets of tennis after dinner» |
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6. | game — (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; «the game is 6 all»; «he is serving for the game»
game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game» score — a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; «the score was 7 to 0» |
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7. | game — the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
meat — the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food venison — meat from a deer used as food buffalo — meat from an American bison hare, rabbit — flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food |
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8. | game — a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); «they concocted a plot to discredit the governor»; «I saw through his little game from the start»
plot, secret plan scheme, strategy — an elaborate and systematic plan of action counterplan, counterplot — a plot intended to subvert another plot intrigue, machination — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends cabal, conspiracy — a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) |
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9. | game — the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game; «the child received several games for his birthday»
game — a contest with rules to determine a winner; «you need four people to play this game» game equipment — equipment or apparatus used in playing a game puzzle — a game that tests your ingenuity |
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10. | game — your occupation or line of work; «he’s in the plumbing game»; «she’s in show biz»
biz job, line of work, occupation, business, line — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; «he’s not in my line of business» colloquialism — a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
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11. | game — frivolous or trifling behavior; «for actors, memorizing lines is no game»; «for him, life is all fun and games»
frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play — gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; «it was all done in play»; «their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly» |
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Verb | 1. | game — place a bet on; «Which horse are you backing?»; «I’m betting on the new horse»
bet on, gage, stake, punt, back ante — place one’s stake parlay, double up — stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager wager, bet, play — stake on the outcome of an issue; «I bet $100 on that new horse»; «She played all her money on the dark horse» |
Adj. | 1. | game — disabled in the feet or legs; «a crippled soldier»; «a game leg»
gimpy, halt, halting, lame unfit — not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; «fat and very unfit»; «certified as unfit for army service»; «drunk and unfit for service» |
2. | game — willing to face danger
gritty, mettlesome, spunky, spirited, gamey, gamy brave, courageous — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; «Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring»- Herman Melville; «a frank courageous heart…triumphed over pain»- William Wordsworth; «set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory» |
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game
1
noun
1. pastime, sport, activity, entertainment, recreation, distraction, amusement, diversion the game of hide-and-seek
pastime work, business, job, labour, duty, chore, toil
5. wild animals or birds, prey, quarry men who shoot game for food
6. scheme, plan, design, strategy, trick, plot, tactic, manoeuvre, dodge, ploy, scam, stratagem All right, what’s your little game?
adjective
2. brave, courageous, dogged, spirited, daring, bold, persistent, gritty, fearless, feisty (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), persevering, intrepid, valiant, plucky, unflinching, dauntless, ballsy (taboo slang) They were the only ones game enough to give it a try.
brave fearful, cowardly, irresolute
Quotations
«Play for more than you can afford to lose, and you will learn the game» [Winston Churchill]
«It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity» [Montaigne Essais]
«I am sorry I have not learned to play at cards. It is very useful in life; it generates kindness and consolidates society» [Dr. Johnson]
«It’s just a game — baseball — an amusement, a marginal thing, not an art, not a consequential metaphor for life, not a public trust» [Richard Ford Stop Blaming Baseball]
«Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously» [Quentin Crisp Manners From Heaven]
Games
Party Games blind man’s buff, charades, Chinese whispers, consequences, follow-my-leader, hide-and-seek, I-spy, musical chairs, postman’s knock, Simon says, statues
Word Games acrostic, anagram, crambo, crossword or crossword puzzle, hangman, logogriph, The Minister’s Cat (Scot.), rebus, Scrabble (trademark), twenty questions or animal, vegetable, or mineral
Other Games bar billiards, battleships, beetle, bingo or housey-housey, British bulldog, caber tossing, conkers, craps, crown and anchor, deck tennis, dominoes, French cricket, hoopla, hopscotch, horseshoes, jacks, jigsaw puzzle, keno, keeno, kino, or quino, king of the castle, knur and spell, lansquenet, leapfrog, lotto, mahjong or mah-jongg, marbles, nim, noughts and crosses, paintball, pall-mall, pegboard, pinball, pitch-and-toss, quoits, ring taw, roque, roulette, Russian roulette, sack race, scavenger hunt, shuffleboard, skipping, spillikins or jackstraws, tag or tig, tangram, thimblerig, tiddlywinks, tipcat, trictrac or tricktrack, trugo, wall game, war game
game
2
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
game
nounverb
To make a bet:
Idiom: put one’s money on something.
adjective
1. Having or showing courage:
audacious, bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.
2. Disposed to accept or agree:
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Translations
شُجاعقَنيصَه، صَيْدلُعْبَةلُعْبَه رياضِيَّهلُعْبَه للإستِمْتاع
hralovná zvěř a ptactvolovnýodhodlanýpartie
spillegmodigparatvildt
mäng
leikkipeliriista
igra
játékmindenre kaphatóvad
leikurleikur, lota, hrinameðveiîidÿr; villibráîdjarfur; fús
ゲーム遊び
게임
ludus
eigulyslemiamas taškasmedžiojami paukščiai ir žvėryspaaiškėjopaukštiena
drosmīgsdrošsirdīgsmedījuma-medījumspartija
joc
lovnýzver
divjadigrazveri
lekspelvilt
เกมเกมส์
trò chơi
game
1 [geɪm]
A. N
1. (lit)
1.3. (= type of sport) → deporte m
football is not my game → el fútbol no se me da bien
1.6. (Hunting) (= large animals) → caza f mayor; (= birds, small animals) → caza f menor
see also big C
see also fair 1
2. (fig)
2.2. (= joke) → juego m
this isn’t a game → esto no es ningún juego
don’t play games with me! → ¡no juegues conmigo!
he’s just playing silly games → no está más que jugando
see also fun
2.4. (= prostitution) to be on the game → hacer la calle
C. VI (= gamble) → jugar (por dinero)
game
2 [geɪm] ADJ (= lame) to have a game leg → tener una pierna coja
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
game
[ˈgeɪm]
adj (= ready) → prêt(e)
to be game for sth
Are you game for a turn about the park? → Ça vous dirait de faire un tour dans le parc?
I’m game for anything! → Je suis prêt à tout! games
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
game
:
game bird
n → Federwild nt no pl; the pheasant is a game → der Fasan gehört zum Federwild
game
:
game fish
n → Sportfisch m
game laws
pl → Jagdgesetz nt
game licence, (US) game license
game
:
game point
n → Spielpunkt m
game port
n (Comput) → Gameport nt, → Spieleport nt
game preserve
n → Wildhegegebiet nt
game reserve
n → Wildschutzgebiet or -reservat nt
game
1
n
→ Spiel nt; (= sport) → Sport (→ art f) m; (= single game, of team sports, tennis) → Spiel nt; (of table tennis) → Satz m; (of billiards, board games etc, informal tennis match) → Partie f; the wonderful game of football → Fußball, das wunderbare Spiel; to have or play a game of football/tennis/chess etc → Fußball/Tennis/Schach etc spielen; do you fancy a quick game of tennis/chess? → hättest du Lust, ein bisschen Tennis/Schach zu spielen?, hättest du Lust auf eine Partie Tennis/Schach?; we had a quick game of cards after supper → nach dem Essen spielten wir ein bisschen Karten; shall we play a game now? → wollen wir jetzt ein Spiel machen?; to have a game with somebody, to give somebody a game → mit jdm spielen; winning the second set put him back in the game again → nachdem er den zweiten Satz gewonnen hatte, hatte er wieder Chancen; he had a good game → er spielte gut; to be off one’s game → nicht in Form sein; game of chance → Glücksspiel nt; game of skill → Geschicklichkeitsspiel nt; game set and match to X → Satz und Spiel (geht an) X; game to X → Spiel X; one game all → eins beide
games pl (= sports event) → Spiele pl
games sing (Sch) → Sport m; to be good at games → gut in Sport sein
(inf: = business, profession) → Branche f; how long have you been in this game? → wie lange machen Sie das schon?; the publishing game → das Verlagswesen; he’s in the second-hand car game → er macht in Gebrauchtwagen (inf); to be/go on the game (esp Brit) → auf den Strich gehen (inf)
(inf, = difficult time) → Theater nt (inf)
(Hunt, Cook) → Wild nt
game
2
adj (= brave) → mutig; to be game (= willing) → mitmachen, dabei sein; to be game for something → für etw bereit sein; to be game to do something → bereit sein, etw zu tun; to be game for anything → für alles zu haben sein, zu allen Schandtaten bereit sein (hum inf); to be game for a laugh → jeden Spaß mitmachen
game
3
adj (= crippled) → lahm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
game
[geɪm]
2. adj (willing) to be game → starci
to be game (for sth/to do sth) (ready) → essere pronto/a (a qc/a fare qc)
game for anything → pronto/a a tutto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
game
(geim) noun
1. an enjoyable activity, which eg children play. a game of pretending.
2. a competitive form of activity, with rules. Football, tennis and chess are games.
3. a match or part of a match. a game of tennis; winning (by) three games to one.
4. (the flesh of) certain birds and animals which are killed for sport. He’s very fond of game; (also adjective) a game bird.
adjective
brave; willing; ready. a game old guy; game for anything.
ˈgamely adverbgames noun plural
an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports. the Olympic Games.
ˈgamekeeper noun
a person who looks after game.
game point
a winning point.
game reserve
an area of land set aside for the protection of animals.
game warden
a person who looks after a game reserve or, in the United States, game.
the game is up
the plan or trick has failed or has been found out.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
game
→ لُعْبَة hra leg, spil Spiel, Spielkarte παιχνίδι juego leikki, peli jeu igra gioco ゲーム, 遊び 게임 spel lek, spill gra, zabawa jogo игра lek, spel เกม, เกมส์ oyun trò chơi 游戏
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- I’d like to see a soccer game (US)
I’d like to see a football match (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
a game involving athletic activity
a game enjoyed by children
a game played with playing cards
a game that is played on a table
a game suitable for playing in a parlor
a game that involves gambling
a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero
a game of chance played with a dreidel during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
a competition or quizzing game in which contestants are asked about obscure or miscellaneous facts
bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
a bowling game using slender bowling pins
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
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
a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole
a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents’ goal
an athletic game that is played outdoors
an athletic game played on a court
a children’s game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players
a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
a game played with string looped over the fingers
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others
a child’s game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope
a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
a children’s game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground
a child’s game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!
a child’s game of fighting with pillows
a children’s game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning
a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit
a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk
card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player’s cards
a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
any of various card games based on whist for four players
a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two
a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid’)
a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
(Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoping to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner
any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
a card game played by one person
a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words
a game played on a specially designed board
a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4)
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice
a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
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noun
an amusement or pastime: children’s games.
the material or equipment used in playing certain games: The store started selling toys and games.
a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators: Flag football is a game growing in popularity.
a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one:the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge.
the number of points required to win a game.
the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0.
a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving.
anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: She’s an expert at the game of diplomacy.
a trick or strategy: They can see through your game.
something treated lightly or lacking in seriousness; sport: That’s enough of your games! When I was young, love was just a game to me.
wild animals, including birds and fishes, such as those hunted for food or taken for sport or profit: The area is particularly rich in game.
the flesh of such wild animals, used as food: The cook made a dish of game.
any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: The new boy at school seemed to be fair game for practical jokers.
Informal. a business or profession: He’s in the real-estate game.
Informal. the ability to attract or charm romantic or sexual partners: He’s got no game—hasn’t had a date in months.
Archaic. fighting spirit; pluck.
adjective, gam·er, gam·est.
relating to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game, or to their flesh.
having a fighting spirit; plucky.
Informal. having the required spirit or will (often followed by for or an infinitive): Who’s game for a hike through the woods?
verb (used without object), gamed, gam·ing.
to play games of chance for stakes; gamble.
Digital Technology. to play computer or video games.
verb (used with object), gamed, gam·ing.
to squander in games of chance (usually followed by away).
to manipulate to one’s advantage, especially by trickery; attempt to take advantage of: The policy is flawed and many people try to game the system.
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Idioms about game
- to die after a brave struggle.
- to remain steadfast or in good spirits at the moment of defeat: He knew that as a candidate he didn’t have a chance in the world, but he campaigned anyway and died game.
die game,
make game of, to make fun of; ridicule: It’s cruel to make game of the weak and defenseless.
- Sports. playing badly: You can tell the pitcher’s off his game—he’s walked three batters in a row.
- not performing as well as usual: The showrunner and her writers are off their game, and episodes this season drag on without the humor and lightness fans had come to expect.
- Sports. playing well: You need to recruit experienced players who will be on their game coming straight off the bench.
- performing well, or as well as usual: She’s been noticeably sharper and really on her game since she came back from vacation.
- to act or play in accordance with the rules.
- to act honorably or justly: We naively assumed that our allies would continue to play the game.
off one’s game,
on one’s game,
play games, to act in an evasive, deceitful, manipulative, or trifling manner in dealing with others: Don’t play games with me—I want to know if you love me or not!
play the game, Informal.
talk a big / good game, to make exaggerated claims or promise extraordinary results: The PR team talks a big game, but revenue for their department has been flat for three years running.
Origin of game
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First recorded before 1000; Middle English noun game, gam, gamme “joy; pleasure; sport; hunting,” Old English gaman, gomen; cognate with Old High German gaman “glee”
synonym study for game
OTHER WORDS FROM game
game·less, adjectivegame·like, adjectivegame·ness, nounun·game·like, adjective
Words nearby game
gambol, gambrel, gambrel roof, Gambrinus, gambusia, game, gamebag, game-ball, game bird, gamebreaker, gamecast
Other definitions for game (2 of 2)
Origin of game
2
First recorded in 1775–85; origin uncertain
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MORE ABOUT GAME
What does game mean?
A game is an activity for amusement, particularly with rules that guide the action, like musical chairs.
A game is also the materials needed to play certain games, such as a checkerboard and disks for playing checkers.
A game is also a competitive activity, like football, or a single occasion of the activity.
To game is to play computer or video games or to gamble.
To game is used figuratively to mean to cheat or manipulate to one’s advantage.
Example: I have never been to a game that was this slow and boring.
Where does game come from?
The first records of the term game come from before the year 1000. It ultimately comes from Old English gaman and thought to be related to Old High German, meaning “glee.” While not every game is fun, the goal is usually amusement.
Game is most often used to refer to an activity meant to be entertaining. Related senses include “number of points to win a game,” “the score at a particular point in the game,” and “a particular style of playing a game.”
Informally, game can refer to a required spirit for an activity, as in Who’s game for trying the new Indian restaurant? Informally, it can also refer to a business or profession, as in The dictionary game is a lot of fun if you love words!
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How is game used in real life?
Games are supposed to inspire amusement, but games can be taken very seriously.
Ready to cover an NBA playoff game … on Thursday, Aug. 20 … at 1 p.m. This feels weird.
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) August 20, 2020
Michael Jordan never lost a first-round game when his team was the 1 seed
— Bulls Talk (@NBCSBulls) August 19, 2020
Shout out to all the community managers out there that are having really awkward meetings today with their higher-ups about why they should put their logo on a bean in a video game for $130k lol
— Fall Guys (@FallGuysGame) August 18, 2020
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Is game used correctly in the following sentence?
Deb’s game is to convince Ron that he is a good painter, even though he’s not.
Words related to game
amenable, agreeable, willing, injured, business, play, sport, competition, contest, match, meeting, round, tournament, bold, dogged, gallant, hardy, heroic, persevering, spirited
How to use game in a sentence
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Still, the game of chicken between Pelosi and moderate Democrats is striking.
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The output of a restaurant cannot be defined in numbers or data like a game.
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“We’re using this as an opportunity to really understand our game at a higher level,” McCutchen said.
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Hahn’s comments — and his later apology — affirmed the idea that politics was seeping into the work of health officials who are supposed to be above playing that game.
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When you write him off as being past his prime, he might just respond with a game like Sunday’s vintage performance — 364 yards, 73 percent of passes completed, four touchdowns and zero interceptions — against the Minnesota Vikings.
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This is going to be the Game of Thrones of U.S. Senate races.
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Dora is seen getting dressed as a mermaid by a cursor being manned by some omniscient game player.
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Think of it as Game of Thrones—if you subtract the sex and violence and add drunken revelry and singing.
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Actually, the guessing game is over; the weddings have begun, as have weird attempts to circumvent our constitutional democracy.
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When the game starts, there is only sand, a white ball, a flag indicating hole 1, and a “0” at the top of the screen.
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And to tell the truth, she couldn’t help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.
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Jean clung to his English nurse, who played the fascinating game of pretending to eat his hand.
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Two many-branched candelabra, holding wax lights, brilliantly illuminate the game.
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The unhappy applicant was naturally obliged to temporarily retire from the game, at all events for that night.
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His head fell back limp on MacRae’s arm, and the rest of the message went with the game old Dutchman across the big divide.
British Dictionary definitions for game (1 of 2)
noun
an amusement or pastime; diversion
a contest with rules, the result being determined by skill, strength, or chance
a single period of play in such a contest, sport, etc
the score needed to win a contest
a single contest in a series; match
(plural; often capital) an event consisting of various sporting contests, esp in athleticsOlympic Games; Highland Games
equipment needed for playing certain games
style or ability in playing a gamehe is a keen player but his game is not good
a scheme, proceeding, etc, practised like a gamethe game of politics
an activity undertaken in a spirit of levity; jokemarriage is just a game to him
- wild animals, including birds and fish, hunted for sport, food, or profit
- (as modifier)game laws
the flesh of such animals, used as food: generally taken not to include fish
an object of pursuit; quarry; prey (esp in the phrase fair game)
informal work or occupation
informal a trick, strategy, or deviceI can see through your little game
obsolete pluck or courage; bravery
slang, mainly British prostitution (esp in the phrase on the game)
give the game away to reveal one’s intentions or a secret
make game of or make a game of to make fun of; ridicule; mock
off one’s game playing badly
on one’s game playing well
play the game to behave fairly or in accordance with rules
the game is up there is no longer a chance of success
adjective
informal full of fighting spirit; plucky; brave
game as Ned Kelly or as game as Ned Kelly Australian informal extremely brave; indomitable
(usually foll by for) informal prepared or ready; willingI’m game for a try
verb
(intr) to play games of chance for money, stakes, etc; gamble
Derived forms of game
gamelike, adjective
Word Origin for game
Old English gamen; related to Old Norse gaman, Old High German gaman amusement
British Dictionary definitions for game (2 of 2)
adjective
a less common word for lame 1 game leg
Word Origin for game
C18: probably from Irish cam crooked
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with game
In addition to the idioms beginning with game
- game is not worth the candle, the
- game is up, the
- game that two can play, that’s a
also see:
- ahead of the game
- at this stage (of the game)
- badger game
- beat someone at his or her own game
- call someone’s bluff (game)
- confidence game
- end game
- fair game
- fun and games
give away (the game)losing battle (game)name of the gameonly game in townplay a waiting gameplay gamesplay the gamewaiting gamewhole new ball game.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Explore Multiple Meaning Words And Games For Kids
There are several words with the same spelling but different meanings. These words are called homonyms. In this article, we’ve listed a few multiple meaning words games that can help your child better understand homonyms.
You can explore multiple meaning words for kids. There are substantial lists of multiple meaning word games for kids available online. Teaching vocabulary for kids will enable them to develop educational growth. These are the words that mean two things. For example, Note, it means textual writing and musical script, and Trunk which means elephant nose and box. Therefore, you can check the list of the same words with different meanings to teach vocabulary words for kids. With this, they will be able to upgrade their reading and writing skills. Check out some of the multiple meaning words for kids mentioned below:
Multiple Meaning Words List
Here are a few words that have more than one meaning:
- Bark: It means the sound a dog makes + a tree’s outer layer
- Bat: It means an object used to hit a ball + a nocturnal mammal
- Can: It means a metal container + the ability to do something
- Die: It means to stop living + a cube with numbers 1-6
- Lie: It means to rest or recline + to not say the truth
- Match: It means pairing similar items together + a stick used to make flames
- Pound: It means a unit of weight + to beat something/someone
- Right: It signifies being correct + a direction
- Rose: It means to get up + a flower
- Tire: It means to become exhausted + a part of a wheel
- Saw: It means to see + a tool to cut woods
- Sink: It mean an area to wash utensils + drowning
- Nail: It means a fingernail + a small metal spike
- Fly: It means an insect + flying in the sky
- Wave: It means to seek attention of someone + a water rise on the shore
- Palm: It means front side of the arm + a tree near the seashore
- Crane: It signifies vehicle to carry loads + a bird
- Nut: It means a dry fruit + a metallic spike used for fixing things.
- Ring: It means sound of the phone + an ornament
- Bow: It means an accessories to wear on the neck + to greet someone
- Seal: It means to stamp documents + a sea animal
- Court: It means a place of law + specific area assigned for playing sport
- Handle: It means to hold + take care of situation
- Glass: It means vessel to drink + Spectacles
- Tie: It means to fix something + an accessory to wear on the neck
- Light: It means illumination or something that makes things visible + not so heavy
- Bear: It means to hold or support something + an animal
- Mouse: It means an animal + a device used for computer
- Spring: It means a weather+ an equipment that moves upside down
- Bank: It means a place where you can deposit or withdraw money + place alongside the river or lake
- Watch: It means to see something + an accessory to see time
- Store: It means to keep somethings + a place to buy essential things
- Leaves: It means holidays + a part of the plant.
- Space: It means an unoccupied area + region around the planets
- Mine: It means something that belongs to you + an area where coal is found.
- Bore: It means unpleasant situation + to dig something
- Pupil: It means a circular black area of an eye + an young student
- Clear: It means something transparent + information easy to understand
- Sole: It means only one + area below the foot
Multiple Meaning Words For Grade 1, 2, 3 & 4:
- Clip: It means a visual of video + hair accessories
- Left: It means leaving some place + one side of the body part (for example, left hand)
- Ship: It means delivering package + large size boat on the ocean
- Train: It means to teach something + long vehicle carrying passengers
- Minute: It means time + small or tiny thing
- Park: It means specific area + large garden used by people to walk and exercise
- Fan: It means an apparatus used for cooling and ventilation + a person who admires someone
- Chip: It means snack for munching + a small broken piece
- Fair: It means being non discriminatory + skin complexion
- Tear: It means pulling apart something + muscle stretch or wound
Just how these words that have multiple meanings are called homonyms, there are words that have different meanings, same spellings, but different pronunciations. Those are called Homographs. For example, the word ‘bow’ could refer to archery equipment, and could also refer to bending. Both spell the same but sound different.
Similarly, some words with different meanings have the same pronunciation but different spellings. These are called Homophones. For example, the word ‘two’ means a number. Whereas the word ‘too’ refers to adding on to something. These are words that mean two things but sound exactly the same.
Fun Games to Understand Multiple Meaning Words
Here are a few multiple meaning words games your kids will love.
Match the Words: Understanding Words with Two Meanings
For this game, you need to create two batches of cards. The first batch would contain multiple meaning words, and the second batch would contain multiple meaning words sentences. An example of a pair of sentences would be “Jack threw the ____ to Jim”, and “Jennifer went to the ____ and danced all night” You guessed the word. It’s ‘ball’! Kids need to match both cards accordingly.
Homonym Charades: Act Out Words with Different Interpretations
As you guessed, all kids must do is act out various words with many meanings. You could first split kids into two teams, and then have each of them draw out a card with a homonym on it. For example, if a child picks out the word ‘rose’, they could act the word out in 2 different ways. First, a flower, and then the act of getting up. You could even refer to our multiple meaning words list above!
Check out Osmo’s digital-physical game, Words, now! It could be a great way to teach your child about homonyms.
Come Up with Another Sentence: Learn Dual Meaning Words
Write down sentences on chits of paper and have each child pick them up. If they pick a chit with a sentence like ‘I read a book yesterday’, they need to come up with another sentence with a word used in that sentence. Such as ‘I have to book a reservation at this hotel’ — same word, different meaning!
Homonym Race: Match Words that Have Different Meanings
Here’s another game to understand words that have multiple meanings. All you have to do is to scatter around picture cards/cards with written words on them. Kids need to race to find and touch the homonyms. For example, you could print out an image of a tire, and also an image of an exhausted boy. (the word is “tire”) Kids need to race to touch them both or match them and bring them to you. More examples of dual meaning words include ‘tie’, ‘band’, ‘ring’, and so much more.
Hide & Seek: Best Multiple Meaning Words Games
Test your child’s knowledge of English words with multiple meanings with this fun-filled homonym game! First, give each child a homonym card. (such as the word ‘bank’) Then, have them hunt for the definition cards that match this homonym. One definition card could read ‘a place where you deposit money’, and the other definition could be ‘the land alongside a river’.
For more kids learning games and literacy games, check the rest of our website!
Frequently Asked Questions on Multiple Meaning Words
What are some of the examples of multiple meaning words?
Some of the examples of multiple meaning words for kids are Bore: a tedious situation and to dig, Glass: spectacles and a container to drink, Rose: a flower and to get up, Palm: a tree and the front part of the arm, etc.
What are some Fun Games to Understand Multiple Meaning Words?
Some of the Fun Games to teach Multiple Meaning Words to kids are matching the words and helping them to understand the meaning of 2 words, assisting them to form 2 sentences which has the same word but a different meaning, etc.
What are multiple meaning words?
The multiple meaning words for kids are those words that have the same spelling with different meanings. These set of words are known as Homonyms. These words help kids to have a better understanding of the language and improve their vocabulary.
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