| chess1 |
a board game played by two people in which each player has sixteen pieces, and the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| compete |
to take part in a contest or game. [1/2 definitions] |
| competition |
a contest or game. [1/2 definitions] |
| contest |
a race or game that people try to win to get a prize; competition. [1/4 definitions] |
| counter1 |
an object used for counting in a game. Counters are usually a small piece of wood or metal and are used to help keep score. [1/2 definitions] |
| cricket2 |
an English game played outdoors with a ball and bat by two teams of eleven members each. |
| croquet |
a lawn game in which mallets are used to drive wooden balls through wickets toward a goal. |
| cue2 |
a long, thin stick with a narrow tip, used to hit the ball in the game of pool or billiards. |
| cup |
a fancy metal cup that is given to the winner of a contest or game. [1/5 definitions] |
| dart |
(plural, but used with a singular verb) a game in which these objects are thrown at a target. [1/4 definitions] |
| deal1 |
to give out cards in a card game. [2/7 definitions] |
| dealer |
the one who gives out cards to players in a card game. [1/2 definitions] |
| defeat |
to win a victory over; beat in a game or battle. [1/4 definitions] |
| designated hitter |
a member of an American League baseball team who is chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| domino1 |
one of a set of small, flat game pieces shaped like rectangles, each having a different number of dots on its face. [2 definitions] |
| draw |
a game or contest that ends with both sides having the same score; tie. [1/8 definitions] |
| dugout |
an area with benches on which baseball players can sit during a game when they are not on the playing field. [1/3 definitions] |
| favorite |
a person or animal thought to be the most likely winner of a game or sport. [1/3 definitions] |
| field |
to catch or stop in a game of baseball, softball, or cricket. [1/5 definitions] |
| finalist |
a person or team chosen to take part in the final game or contest of a series. |
| football |
a game played in the United States and Canada by two teams on a long field. Each team tries to score points by passing or carrying the ball to the other team's end of the playing area, or by kicking it through the goal posts. [4 definitions] |