EGAVE

game

About 53.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
    Being a child is all fun and games.
  2. noun A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
    Being a child is all fun and games.
  3. noun An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
    Games in the classroom can make learning fun.
  4. noun A school subject during which sports are practised.
  5. noun A particular instance of playing a game.
    Sally won the game.
  6. noun Part of a set during which one player continuously serves (at least four rallies must be won to win a game, at least six games must be won to win the set).
    Game, set and match!
  7. noun That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
  8. noun The number of points necessary to win a game.
    In short whist, five points are game, while in in table tennis game is 21 points.

Similar words

spunky spirited mettlesome courageous brave back fearless gamey biz gage

Often followed by

of is and in was with to for that

Word family

gamed gamelike gamely gameness gamenesses gamer games gamest gaming made game of

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