Definition of game

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Game (v. i.) A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc..

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Equestrian :: Equestrian (a.) Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games..
Game :: Game (v. i.) The use or practice of such a game; a single match at play; a single contest; as, a game at cards..
Fourhanded :: Fourhanded (a.) Requiring four hands or players; as, a fourhanded game at cards..
Curl :: Curl (v. i.) To play at the game called curling.
Ombre :: Ombre (n.) A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons..
Pergamenous :: Pergamenous (a.) Alt. of Pergamentaceou.
Doddart :: Doddart (n.) A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the, bent stick for playing the game..
Three-handed :: Three-handed (a.) Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game of cards..
Foiling :: Foiling (n.) The track of game (as deer) in the grass.
King :: King (n.) The chief piece in the game of chess.
Ball :: Ball (n.) A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football..
Bye :: Bye (n.) In certain games, a station or place of an individual player..
Agonothete :: Agonothete (n.) An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.
Mort :: Mort (n.) Death; esp., the death of game in the chase..
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Scleroskeleton :: Scleroskeleton (n.) That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses..
Monte :: Monte (n.) A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist..
Gamester :: Gamester (n.) A prostitute; a strumpet.
Wind :: Wind (v. t.) To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game..
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