- solitaire board
- solitaire board nounA board with cups, holes, etc for playing solitaire• • •Main Entry: ↑solitaire
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Solitaire board wargame — Board wargames in the modern, commercial sense have generally concentrated on gameplay designed for two or more participants. While playing solitaire (ie, alone) is possible with any game, it is generally done so as an exercise in analysis rather … Wikipedia
Solitaire — Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond solitaires… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solitaire — ► NOUN 1) a game for one player played by removing pegs from a board one at a time by jumping others over them from adjacent holes, the object being to be left with only one peg. 2) the card game patience. 3) a single diamond or other gem in a… … English terms dictionary
solitaire — /sol i tair /, n. 1. Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52 card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a… … Universalium
Board game — A board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface usually specific to that game). As do other form of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject.… … Wikipedia
board game — noun a game played on a specially designed board • Members of this Topic: ↑promote • Hypernyms: ↑parlor game, ↑parlour game • Hyponyms: ↑Scrabble, ↑backgammon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
solitaire — [[t]sɒ̱lɪte͟ə(r)[/t]] solitaires 1) N UNCOUNT Solitaire is a game for one person in which you move and remove objects on a board, with the aim of having one object left at the end of the game. 2) N UNCOUNT Solitaire is a card game for only one… … English dictionary
solitaire — UK [ˌsɒlɪˈteə(r)] / US [ˌsɑlɪˈter] noun Word forms solitaire : singular solitaire plural solitaires 1) a) [uncountable] a game for one person in which you move pieces around on a board. The aim is to have only one piece left at the end of the… … English dictionary
solitaire — /ˈsɒlətɛə / (say soluhtair) noun 1. a game played by one person alone, as a game played with marbles or pegs on a board having hollows or holes. 2. US → patience (def. 4). 3. a precious stone, especially a diamond, set by itself, as in a ring. 4 …
solitaire — sol|i|taire [ˌsɔlıˈteə US ˌsa:lıˈter] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Latin solitarius; SOLITARY1] 1.) [U] a game played by one person with small wooden or plastic pieces on a board 2.) a single jewel, or a piece of jewellery with a single… … Dictionary of contemporary English
