All related terms of 'games'

A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge , or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle .

actions or statements intended to undermine or mislead someone else, often to gain advantage for oneself

to not be serious enough about a difficult situation

games that in which teams play against each other

A games console is an electronic device used for playing computer games on a television screen.

a type of library for video games where games (usually downloaded via the internet ) can be paid for per use rather than be bought at full price

a man who teaches games and sports in a school

mathematical theory concerned with the optimum choice of strategy in situations involving a conflict of interest

(in ancient Greece ) a Panhellenic festival and athletic competition held every other year in Nemea

The Olympic Games are a set of international sports competitions which take place every four years, each time in a different country.

If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games , you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.

(in ancient Greece ) the second most important Panhellenic festival , celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi . The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad ( ˈpɪθɪˌæd 🔊 )

a woman who teaches games and sports in a school

a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping , and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland

a Panhellenic festival celebrated every other year in ancient Corinth

A game is one particular occasion on which a game is played.

an event held every four years in which sportspeople from the countries of the Commonwealth compete

You can refer to playful behaviour as fun and games , especially if you disapprove of it because you think it is irresponsible .

→ the Paralympic Games

one's best possible performance (esp in the phrase bring or take one's A game )

→ game theory

a game played at an opponent's ground

a game played at an opponent's ground

Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis , baseball , and football .

any game or contest that takes place in a pub

Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game .

A card game is a game that is played using a set of playing cards.

a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game

a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of

a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of

the final stage of a game, usually following the exchange of queens and the serious reduction of forces

If you say that someone is fair game , you mean that it is acceptable to criticize or attack them, usually because of the way that they behave .

a computer roleplaying game in which the player controls the destiny of one or more avatars within a large virtual environment

a game played on a team's home ground

the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit shots , esp. drives, for distance

a game in which the loser has a score of zero

an action or statement intended to undermine or mislead someone else, often to gain advantage for oneself

a relatively simple game involving open ranks and files , permitting tactical play, and usually following symmetrical development

a swindling trick

a type of football played at Eton against a wall

War games are military exercises that are carried out for the purpose of training, and that are designed to imitate a real war as closely as possible.

any game involving the formation , discovery , or alteration of a word or words

a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors

an international contest of winter sports , esp skiing, held every four years

a large N European grouse , Lyrurus tetrix , the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail

A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play by moving small objects around on a board.

a game in which the teams consists of two or more opposing panels or groups of people who discuss or decide on the answers , etc together

a game played at a party , esp at a children's party

You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game , especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.

a game, typically a swindle , in which spectators are challenged to bet on the location of a small object ostensibly concealed under one of three cups or nutshells manipulated by sleight of hand