solitaire
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
a game played by one person alone, as a game played with marbles or pegs on a board having hollows or holes.
a precious stone, especially a diamond, set by itself, as in a ring.
any of several American thrushes of the genus Myadestes, having short, broad bills and noted for their beautiful songs.
a large extinct flightless bird of the genus Pezophaps, related to the dodo but with a longer neck, smaller bill, and longer legs, that inhabited the Mascarene Islands.
Origin of solitaire
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How to use solitaire in a sentence
That time might even come, as an alternative to playing solitaire.
Miss Manners: Family member’s manners have gone to the dogs | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe Electoral College market is still cheap enough to feel like playing … solitaire, something to do when you need to zone out.
The Election Podcast Trying to Get Everyone to Stop Listening | Fiona Zublin | October 29, 2020 | OzyYears ago, 15 years ago now, I took computer solitaire off my computer.
It even threatens such veteran horizontally integrated favorites as Scrabble, solitaire, and the crossword puzzle.
Sorry, Folks, Playing Dots Won’t Make You Smarter | Kent Sepkowitz | June 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt would work crossword puzzles or play solitaire, while the Big Mind would delve deep into the subjects I wanted to write about.
It was a large sparkling diamond solitaire on a platinum band set with tiny diamonds.
Speed Read Bethenny Frankel’s Novel ‘Skinnydipping’: 8 Craziest Scenes | Anna Klassen | May 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSuddenly she drew off the engagement ring Mr. Pomello had given her, a magnificent solitaire.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonA wretched sleep en train, more solitaire, meals at schedule times, and then we hit New York.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinFinally decided to go back and have a look for himself, but I told him you probably had a hot game of solitaire going.
Tight Squeeze | Dean Charles IngA tiny ray of blue light shot from the solitaire on the third finger of her left hand.
The White Shield | Myrtle ReedHis voice trembled with the agony of love and pain, as she drew the solitaire out of the chatelaine bag at her belt.
The White Shield | Myrtle Reed
British Dictionary definitions for solitaire
/ (ˈsɒlɪˌtɛə, ˌsɒlɪˈtɛə) /
Also called: pegboard a game played by one person, esp one involving moving and taking pegs in a pegboard or marbles on an indented circular board with the object of being left with only one
the US name for patience (def. 3)
a gem, esp a diamond, set alone in a ring
any of several extinct birds of the genus Pezophaps, related to the dodo
any of several dull grey North American songbirds of the genus Myadestes: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
Origin of solitaire
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