ace |
in tennis, a winning serve that is out of the opponent's reach. [1/7 definitions] |
Alex Haley |
a U.S. author celebrated for his pulitzer prize-winning work of historical fiction, Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), a publication whose subsequent television broadcast adaptation spawned a national discussion about race and race relations (b.1921--d.1992). |
checkmate |
in the game of chess, a winning maneuver in which the opponent's king piece is brought under direct attack and from which escape is not possible. [1/3 definitions] |
clean up |
(informal) of a sports team, to be very successful in scoring or winning. [1/4 definitions] |
competitively |
in games, matches, or contests with other players or participants who share a goal of winning an award or title. [1/2 definitions] |
croupier |
an attendant in a betting game such as roulette who collects on losing bets and pays on winning ones. |
drawing |
the choosing of the winning ticket in a raffle, lottery, or contest. [1/3 definitions] |
first |
the winning place in a race or contest. [1/8 definitions] |
game point |
the winning point in a game such as tennis. [1/2 definitions] |
gold medal |
the award for winning first place in an Olympic or other competition, with silver and bronze medals going to second and third place winners. |
grand slam |
the winning of all major sporting contests in a particular sport, esp. a professional one such as golf, in one season. [1/4 definitions] |
handicap |
in sports and esp. horse racing, to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest), or to assign odds to (the contestants) as to their chances of winning or losing. [1/6 definitions] |
honorable mention |
recognition for one whose work or part in a competition was noteworthy, but not award-winning. |
ingratiating |
having a charming or winning quality. [1/2 definitions] |
little slam |
in bridge, the winning of twelve of the thirteen tricks of a deal. (Cf. grand slam.) |
long shot |
in betting, a choice that has very little chance of winning, such as a horse in a race. [1/3 definitions] |
mah-jongg |
a Chinese game played with small tiles that are drawn in turn until one of usu. four players has gotten the winning combination of tiles. |
nonwinning |
combined form of winning. |
no-win |
having no possibility of success or winning. |
odds |
a point allowance given to the weaker side in a competition so as to provide each side with an equal chance of winning; handicap. [1/4 definitions] |
odds-on |
having an even or more than even chance at winning or succeeding, as in a horserace or athletic contest. |