gamble |
to bet money or other stakes on the outcome of a game, race, or any other game of chance or skill. [6 definitions] |
gamboge |
a brownish gum resin obtained from certain trees of southern Asia, yielding a yellow pigment that is also used as a cathartic. [2 definitions] |
gambol |
to run, leap, or skip about; frisk; frolic. [2 definitions] |
gambrel |
a horse's hock. [2 definitions] |
gambrel roof |
a gable roof with two slopes on each side, the upper flat and the lower steep. |
game |
something done for amusement; diversion; pastime. [9 definitions] |
Game Boy |
a brand name for any of several handheld game consoles manufactured by Nintendo beginning in 1989. |
gamecock |
a rooster trained and often bred for fighting. |
gamefish |
any fish that is commonly caught for sport. |
gamekeeper |
a person employed to breed and protect game birds and other wildlife on private grounds or on a game preserve. |
game law |
a law regulating hunting and fishing, enacted to preserve game. |
game plan |
a strategy or course of action planned before a game of sport, esp. football. [2 definitions] |
game point |
the stage in a game, esp. in a racket sport, when the next point scored will be the last and deciding one. [2 definitions] |
game show |
a television show in which participants play various games of chance, skill, or memory in order to win prizes. |
gamesmanship |
the art or act of using questionable, though legal, tactics to win at games or contests. |
gamesome |
having or showing a desire to play; frisky; frolicsome. |
gamester |
one who habitually gambles. |
gamete |
a mature reproductive cell, such as an egg or sperm, that is capable of uniting with another cell to form a new organism. |
game theory |
mathematical analysis of strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses, applied to games of strategic competition and to corporate, military, and other decision-making problems. |
gameto- |
gamete or reproductive cell. |
gametocyte |
a cell that divides to produce gametes. |