marbles

/ ˈmɑːbəlz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a game in which marbles are rolled at one another, similar to bowls

2. informal,  (functioning as plural) wits

   to lose one's marbles

Example Sentences

Finally, I took a bunch of marbles and put them between the two circles so the top circle could spin around.

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The simulations track gas behavior at the microscopic level as particles move, collide, and exchange energy, much like marbles striking one another.

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Stephen Miller, the shame of Santa Monica, seems to have especially lost his marbles over the National Guard ruling.

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“But he even narrated a marbles contest in Guatemala.”

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Small, smart and missing a few marbles is often just what you need when the sh*t hits the fan.

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