solitaire

[ sol-i-tair ]

/ ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛər /

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noun

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.

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Origin of solitaire

1350–1400; Middle English <French <Latin sōlitāriussolitary

Words nearby solitaire

Solingen, solion, soliped, solipsism, solipsistic, solitaire, solitary, solitary bee, solitary bone cyst, solitary confinement, solitary follicle

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How to use solitaire in a sentence

That time might even come, as an alternative to playing solitaire.
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The Electoral College market is still cheap enough to feel like playing … solitaire, something to do when you need to zone out.
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Years ago, 15 years ago now, I took computer solitaire off my computer.
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It even threatens such veteran horizontally integrated favorites as Scrabble, solitaire, and the crossword puzzle.
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It would work crossword puzzles or play Solitaire, while the Big Mind would delve deep into the subjects I wanted to write about.
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It was a large sparkling diamond solitaire on a platinum band set with tiny diamonds.
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Suddenly she drew off the engagement ring Mr. Pomello had given her, a magnificent solitaire.
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A wretched sleep en train, more solitaire, meals at schedule times, and then we hit New York.
My Wonderful Visit|Charlie Chaplin
Finally 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 Ing
A tiny ray of blue light shot from the solitaire on the third finger of her left hand.
The White Shield|Myrtle Reed
His 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

solitaire

/ (ˈsɒlɪˌtɛə, ˌsɒlɪˈtɛə) /

noun

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)

Word Origin for solitaire

C18: from Old French: solitary

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