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• marbles — n. 1) to play marbles 2) a game of marbles 3) (misc.) (colloq.) to lose one s marbles ( to lose one s mind ) * * * a game of marbles to play marbles (misc.) (colloq.) to lose one s marbles ( to lose one s mind ) …   Combinatory dictionary

• marbles — n. A children s game played with marbles[3], little balls made of a hard substance (as glass). [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• marbles — children s game, from plural of MARBLE (Cf. marble); first recorded by that name in 1709 but probably older (it was known in 13c. German as tribekugeln) and originally played with small balls of polished marble or alabaster, later clay; the… …   Etymology dictionary

• Game no Kandume Vol. 1 — Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 Éditeur Sega Date de sortie 1994 Genre Mini jeux Plate forme Mega CD Contrôle Manette Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Game no Kandume Volume 1 — Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 Éditeur Sega Date de sortie 1994 Genre Mini jeux Plate forme Mega CD Contrôle Manette Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 — Éditeur Sega Date de sortie 1994 Genre Mini jeux Plate forme Mega CD Contrôle Manette Game no Kanzume Vol. 1 (ゲームのかんづめ …   Wikipédia en Français

• marbles —    The early history of marbles is still obscure. Certainly, in the ancient world children played games rolling nuts, and coloured clay balls have been found in Egyptian tombs, but it is not known for sure what they were used for. It seems… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• marbles — noun 1. a children s game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass) (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑child s game 2. the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception he used his wits to get ahead I was scared out of my wits… …   Useful english dictionary

• marbles — noun a) Any of several childrens games played with small glass balls. Egyptian boys played marbles<!no bold:the game before the days of Moses, and marbles are among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.<!from Google Books b)… …   Wiktionary

• game — I [[t]geɪm[/t]] n. adj. gam•er, gam•est, 1) gam an amusement or pastime: children s games, such as hopscotch and marbles; a card game[/ex] 2) gam the material or equipment used in playing certain games 3) gam a competitive activity involving… …   From formal English to slang

• game — Synonyms and related words: Animalia, Boston, Byzantine intrigues, Earl of Coventry, Monopoly, Olympic games, Olympics, Ping Pong, Pit, Polish bank, Rugby, Russian bank, Scrabble, acquiescent, action, adventurous, agreeable, aim, alacritous, all… …   Moby Thesaurus