game
one-on-one
tournament
tourney
leg
team sport
decathlon
grandstand play
open
tilt
spectator sport
interactive fiction
just
multigame
motorkhana
PvP
gametype
power play
pentathlon
quinquertium
arena
position
play
scene of action
octathlon
field sport
outdoor sport
kick around
rodeo
hexathlon
athletic competition
shower
athletic contest
athletics
home game
contester
individual sport
contact sport
puzzle
super cup
play off
singles
sportsfest
laker
field
goal
champion
international
pro-am
speel
field event
heat
kickabout
subtournament
double mini trampoline
playing
rogaine
athletic game
wrestling
blowout
service game
rassling
formation
hold serve
endplay
grappling
quadruple-header
quad
sportively
grand slam
triathlon
on the road
outdoor game
compete
dressage
hero ball
game day
cockshy
intercompetition
match
sporting
combat sport
exhibition game
one-shot
competitor
pregame
rubber
Kim's Game
round game
exhibition match
dwarf tossing
round robin
contender
multigame
intercompetition
one-shot
pregame
sportively
game
one-on-one
tournament
tourney
leg
team sport
decathlon
grandstand play
open
tilt
spectator sport
interactive fiction
just
motorkhana
gametype
power play
pentathlon
quinquertium
arena
position
play
scene of action
octathlon
field sport
outdoor sport
kick around
rodeo
hexathlon
athletic competition
shower
athletic contest
athletics
home game
contester
individual sport
contact sport
puzzle
super cup
singles
sportsfest
laker
field
goal
champion
international
pro-am
speel
field event
heat
kickabout
subtournament
double mini trampoline
playing
rogaine
athletic game
wrestling
blowout
service game
rassling
formation
endplay
grappling
quadruple-header
quad
grand slam
triathlon
outdoor game
dressage
hero ball
game day
cockshy
match
sporting
combat sport
exhibition game
competitor
rubber
round game
exhibition match
dwarf tossing
round robin
contender
PvP
play
play off
hold serve
compete
noun
- a single play of a sport or other contest
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
- an amusement or pastime
- animal hunted for food or sport
- (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- your occupation or line of work
- frivolous or trifling behavior
adj
verb
noun
- A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest.
- A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg.
- One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race.
- One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely.
- Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system.
- In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
- In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
- A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line.
- An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper.
- The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
- A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other.
- An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy.
- An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg.
- The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time.
- A stage of a journey, race etc.
- A column, as a unit of length of text as laid out.
- A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, such as a piece of furniture, supporting it from underneath.
- Something that supports.
- One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse.
- A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
verb
noun
- A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.
- An action or stratagem that is excessively dramatic or sensational and that is intended to appeal to members of the public or to a particular audience.
noun
- a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- where the air is unconfined
- information that has become public
adj
- affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed
- affording free passage or access
- used of mouth or eyes
- (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints
- ready or willing to receive favorably
- open and observable; not secret or hidden
verb
- cause to open or to become open
- start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
- become open
- begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- make available
- become available
- have an opening or passage or outlet
- make the opening move
- afford access to
- display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
adj
- with no protection or shield
- open to or in view of all
- not having been filled
- accessible to all
- not defended or capable of being defended
- (of textures) full of small openings or gaps
- having no protecting cover or enclosure
- not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- not sealed or having been unsealed
- without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition
- not requiring union membership
- possibly accepting or permitting
- affording free passage or view
- openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
- ready for business
noun
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- A tilt hammer.
- A slope or inclination.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
verb
- To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- To point or thrust (a weapon).
- To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
- To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- To be at an angle.
- To point or thrust a weapon at.
- To cover with a tilt, or awning.
noun
noun
- A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player.
- A commitment, or a group of commitments, such as options or futures, to buy or sell a given amount of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.
- The full state of a chess game at any given turn.
- A situation suitable to perform some action.
- The order in which players are seated around the table.
- A status or rank.
- A place or location.
- A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; also called the rule of trial and error.
- An opinion, stand, or stance.
- A posture.
- A post of employment; a job.
- An amount of securities, commodities, or other financial instruments held by a person, firm, or institution.
verb
noun
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
- A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
- A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
- A baby shower.
- An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
- Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
- One who shows.
- A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
- A bridal shower.
- A shower of shit.
- A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself.
- A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
verb
noun
- An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
- The background of the shield.
- An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
- Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal
- The extent of a given perception.
- A region containing a particular mineral.
- A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
- The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
- A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
- A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- The background of the flag.
- The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
- A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
- The outfield.
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
verb
- To answer; to address.
- To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- To execute research (in the field).
- To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- To deploy in the field.
- The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
- To defeat.
- To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
noun
- In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
- A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
- A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
- The act of placing the object into the goal.
- A result that one is attempting to achieve.
verb
noun
- An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
- Someone who fights for a cause or status.
- Someone who fights on another's behalf.
- A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
- Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
adj
- Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
- Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
- Excellent; beyond compare.
verb
noun
- A stage in a competition, not necessarily a sporting one; a round.
- A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate; oestrus.
- A hot spell.
- The output of a heating system.
- An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
- One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
- The condition or quality of being hot.
- Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.
- A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
- A fastball.
- An undesirable amount of attention.
- A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
- A violent action unintermitted; a single effort.
- In omegaverse fiction, a cyclical period in which omegas experience an intense, sometimes irresistible biological urge to mate.
- One or more firearms.
- Thermal energy.
- The police.
verb
- To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
- To arouse, to excite (sexually).
- To become hotter.
- To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
- To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
noun
- A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
- A large or extravagant meal.
- A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
- A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
- An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
- An argument; an altercation.
- A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
- A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
- An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
- The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
- An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
noun
- An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
- The act of assembling a group or structure.
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
- Something possessing structure or form.
- A layer of rock of common origin.
- A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
noun
- A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- A quadriplegic person.
- A skate with four wheels.
- A quadcopter.
- A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
- A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
- Quadruplex videotape.
- The quadriceps muscle.
- A quadrupel beer.
- A quad bike (from quadricycle)
- The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- A quadruplet (infant).
- A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- A serving of four shots of espresso.
- A quadrilateral.
- A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
- A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.
verb
- To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
- To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- to ride a quad bike
adj
noun
- The bid and winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand.
- The winning of all available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
- The situation in which a racer starts from pole position, then wins first place while leading during the entire race, while also recording the fastest lap of the race.
- The hitting of a home run with the bases loaded.
- The situation in which the jammer laps the opposing team's jammer, scoring five points.
noun
- An event or competition of the sport of dressage.
- The schooling of a horse.
- An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.
noun
- a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
- lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
- a burning piece of wood or cardboard
- an exact duplicate
- the score needed to win a match
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- a pair of people who live together
- something that resembles or harmonizes with
verb
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- provide funds complementary to
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- be equal to in quality or ability
- make correspond or harmonize
- give or join in marriage
- set into opposition or rivalry
- be equal or harmonize
- make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
adj
- Involving a single act of launching a ball.
- Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
- Unique; occurring only once.
- Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
- Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
- Involving a single gunshot.
- Holding 1.5 ounces.
noun
- A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
- A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
- A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
- A fanfic of only one chapter.
- A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
- A single appearance by a performer.
- A monostable multivibrator.
- A programmable interval timer.
- A type of long-lasting paint.
- A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
- Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
verb
adj
verb
noun
noun
- An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).
- A coarse towel for rubbing the body.
- An abrasive for rubbing with: a whetstone, file, or emery cloth, etc.
- Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
- Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.
- An eraser.
- One who practises massage.
- A condom.
- The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
- One who rubs down horses.
- Tires, particularly racing tires.
- Someone or something which rubs.
- A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
- The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).
- The cushion of an electric machine.
- Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.
- The game of rubber bridge.
adj
verb
noun
- The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.
- A form of bet on the full set of possible combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
- A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in which it was done.
- A method of dividing loot amongst a party of players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy corpse to loot to a player.
- A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally returning to the original donor. For example in (philately) a stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list, who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list, until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
- A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of interest to the sender.
- The MIDI technique of using different sampled versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally repetitive effect.
- A method of dividing labor between several similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an attempt to use resources more equitably.
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