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games

/ɡeɪmz/

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What does games mean?

noun

  1. plural of game

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of game

proper noun

  1. (informal) The Olympic Games.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɡeɪmz/

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Sports--hunting, angling, athletic games, and the like--afford an exercise for dexterity and for the emulative ferocity and astuteness characteristic of predatory life.
Thorstein VeblenThe Theory of the Leisure ClassProject Gutenberg ebook #833
The presence of this medium incites bellicose exhibitions in a boy, first in games, then in fact when he is strong enough.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
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There is no more brilliant student of men in games than Washburn, and his persistence of attack is second only to Brookes'.
William T. (William Tatem) TildenThe Art of Lawn TennisProject Gutenberg ebook #1451
He became extremely animated over these games, bitterly lamenting his bad luck and exploding with exaggerated mock-anger at my mother's good fortune.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
Every fine night parties of the younger people assembled on the sands, and dancing and games were carried on for hours together.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440