Definition of game

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Game (v. i.) That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game..

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Gastrosplenic :: Gastrosplenic (n.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament..
Dub :: Dub (v. t.) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles..
Move :: Move (n.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game..
Hunter :: Hunter (n.) A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog..
Battue :: Battue (v. t.) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game..
Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
Manovery :: Manovery (n.) A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.
Gamy :: Gamy (a.) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored..
Sure :: Sure (superl.) Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health..
Quatorze :: Quatorze (n.) The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; -- so called because quatorze counts as fourteen points..
Chase :: Chase (v. t.) To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an enemy, or game; to hunt..
Ligament :: Ligament (n.) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or form joints..
Agonistics :: Agonistics (n.) The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games..
Bowling :: Bowling (n.) The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins..
Stoom :: Stoolball (n.) A kind of game with balls, formerly common in England, esp. with young women..
Quinquennalia :: Quinquennalia (n. pl.) Public games celebrated every five years.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game. They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.
Knight :: Knight (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a horse's head..
Law :: Law (n.) In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist..
Raffle :: Raffle (v.) A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all the stakes.
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