Marbles
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marbles is a noun meaning Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).
Meaning
Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).
More Meanings
- (figurative, usually in a limited number of expressions) Sanity.
- (motor racing) Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners.
- plural of marble
- third-person singular simple present indicative of marble
Example Sentences
Granny's still got all her marbles.
His lack of marbles is becoming ever more apparent.
Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses.
Some corners are littered with marbles, off the racing line.
Synonyms for marbles
Depending on context, synonyms include buttons, lucidity, lucidness, mind, saneness, sanity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pictures, head, beads, rocks, balls, stones.
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