Poker Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that pokes. | | 2. | a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire. | |
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Game Definition–noun | 1. | an amusement or pastime: children's games. | | 2. | the material or equipment used in playing certain games: a store selling toys and games. | | 3. |
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a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. | | 4. | a single occasion of such an activity, or a definite portion of one: the final game of the season; a rubber of three games at bridge. | | 5. | the number of points required to win a game. | | 6. | the score at a particular stage in a game: With five minutes to play, the game was 7 to 0. | | 7. | a particular manner or style of playing a game: Her game of chess is improving. | | 8. | anything resembling a game, as in requiring skill, endurance, or adherence to rules: the game of diplomacy. | | 9. | a trick or strategy: to see through someone's game. | | 10. | fun; sport of any kind; joke: That's about enough of your games. | | 11. | wild animals, including birds and fishes, such as are hunted for food or taken for sport or profit. | | 12. | the flesh of such wild animals or other game, used as food: a dish of game. | | 13. | any object of pursuit, attack, abuse, etc.: The new boy at school seemed to be fair game for practical jokers. | | 14. | Informal. a business or profession: He's in the real-estate game. | | 15. | Archaic. fighting spirit; pluck. | –adjective | 16. | pertaining to or composed of animals hunted or taken as game or to their flesh. | | 17. | having a fighting spirit; plucky. | <
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Rule Definition–noun | 1. | a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess. | | 2. | the code of regulations observed by a religious order or congregation: the Franciscan rule. | | 3. | the customary or normal circumstance, occurrence, manner, practice, quality, etc.: the rule rather than the exception. | | 4. | control, government, or dominion: under the rule of a dictator. | | 5. | tenure or conduct of reign or office: during the rule of George III. | | 6. | a prescribed mathematical method for performing a calculation or solving a problem. | | 8. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Norma. | | 9. | Printing. a thin, type-high strip of metal, for printing a solid or decorative line or lines. | | 10. | Law. | a. | a formal order or direction made by a court, as for governing the procedure of the court (general rule) or for sending the case before a referee (special rule). | | c. | a court order in a particular case. | | | 11. | rules, Penology. (formerly) | a. | a fixed area in the neighborhood of certain prisons within which certain prisoners were allowed to live. | | b. | the freedom of such an area. | | –verb (used with object) | 13. | to control or direct; exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern: to rule the empire with severity. | | 14. | to decide or declare judicially or authoritatively; decree: The judge ruled that he should be exiled. | | 15. | to mark with lines, esp. parallel straight lines, with the aid of a ruler or the like: to rule paper. | | 16. | to mark out or form (a line) by this method: to rule lines on paper. | | 17. | to be superior or preeminent in (a specific field or group); dominate by superiority; hold sway over: For centuries, England ruled the seas. | –verb (used without
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object) | 18. | to exercise dominating power or influence; predominate. | | 19. | to exercise authority, dominion, or sovereignty. | | 20. | to make a formal decision or ruling, as on a point at law. | | 21. | to be prevalent or current: Higher prices ruled throughout France. | —Verb phrase | 22. | rule out, | a. | to prove to be unrelated or not for consideration; eliminate; exclude: to rule out the possibility of error. | | b. | to make impossible or impracticable: The rainstorm ruled out the holiday camping. | | —Idioms | 23. | as a rule, generally; usually: He arrives at eleven o'clock, as a rule. | | 24. | rule the roost. roost (def. 6). | |
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