Nouns (16)
game
n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
game
n. a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"
game
n. an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
game
n. animal hunted for food or sport
game
n. the score at a particular stage in a game
game
n. the particular style of playing a game
game
n. one unit of a tennis play, as part of a set
run, running
n. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"
running, track
n. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
game, biz
n. your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz"
organization, running, organisation
n. the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
Verbs (5)
punt, game, gage, stake, bet on
v. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (19)
running
adj. initiated or done with impetus from running: "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays"; "took a running jump"; "had a running start"
running
adj. "Running children"
running, ongoing
adj. currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"
running, working, operative, functional
adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
running, flowing, fluid, runny
adj. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
adj. willing to face danger
Fuzzynyms (31)
deal
n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
hand
n. physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
turn, round, bout
n. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
event
n. something that happens at a given place and time
incident
n. a single distinct event
meet, sports meeting
n. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
milestone
n. a significant event in your life (or in a project)
phenomenon
n. a remarkable development
victim, dupe
n. a person who is tricked or swindled
victim
n. an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
gallop
n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
pace, stride, tread
n. a step in walking or running
canter, lope
n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
trot
n. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
gamble, play for money
v. play games for money
thin
adj. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"
adventurous, adventuresome
adj. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"
bold
adj. fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
nervy, courageous
adj. showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"
courageous, gutsy
adj. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"
Synonyms (26)
bet, wager
v. maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
constant
adj. continually recurring or continuing without interruption; "constant repetition of the exercise"; "constant chatter of monkeys"
incessant, perpetual
adj. occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; "a child's incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or continual) complaints"
insistent, repetitive
adj. persistently continual; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
perennial, recurrent, repeated
adj. recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"
persistent, relentless, unrelenting
adj. never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums"
up
adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"
liquefied, liquified
adj. reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas"
watery
adj. relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color"
gallant
adj. unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"
lionhearted
adj. extraordinarily courageous
stalwart, stouthearted, stout-hearted, valiant
adj. used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
undaunted
adj. resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"
valiant, valorous
adj. having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"
Antonyms (3)
walk, walking
n. the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
standing
adj. permanent; "a standing army"
running game
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