name
Meaning 1
plural of Marble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
marbles
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Sanity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, plural, plural-only
Qualifier: usually in a limited number of expressions
Examples
- Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us.
- Granny's still got all her marbles.
- His lack of marbles is becoming ever more apparent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buttons, lucidity, lucidness, marbles, mind, saneness, sanity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
plural of marble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
Examples
- Marbles were among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of marble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: child's game
noun
Meaning 8
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he used his wits to get ahead
- I was scared out of my wits
- he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wits
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intelligence
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: كُرَيَّات (kurayyāt) — game
- Chinese Mandarin: 弹珠 (dànzhū) — game
- Czech: kuličky — game
- Dutch: knikkers — game
- French: billes — game
- Italian: marmi — game
- Māori: hītimi — game
- Norwegian Bokmål: klinkekuler — game
- Punjabi: ਬੰਟੇ (baṇṭe) — game
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