This page gathers the 3,248 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Games”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 13 of 33: from “grasscutter” to “hike”.
- grasscutter noun Synonym of worm burner (“a hard-hit ground ball”).
- grasshopper noun A fairy chess piece which moves orthogonally or diagonally, but must hop over a piece to move or capture, landing one square beyond the…
- Greek gift noun A Greek gift sacrifice
- green noun One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
- green top noun A pitch with abundant visible grass.
- griddler noun A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a…
- gridiron noun The field on which American football is played.
- grief verb To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to…
- grinding noun Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
- gripper noun A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
- grognard noun Someone who enjoys playing older war games or roleplaying games, or older versions of such games, when newer ones are available, and often…
- ground verb To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
- ground ball noun A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.
- ground game noun Running with the ball, rather than passing
- ground out noun An instance of grounding out.
- grounder noun A ground ball.
- grubber noun An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball…
- grubber kick noun An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball…
- guard noun A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- guarder noun A goalkeeper.
- Guardian Cap noun A series of protective foam pads layered over a football helmet to better protect the player from impact and injury.
- guessing game noun Any game the object of which is for a player or players to guess a word, etc, for which the other player or players provide clues.
- gull noun A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
- gully noun A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
- gunner noun Someone connected with Arsenal Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- guppy noun A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
- h noun Abbreviation of hits.
- hack noun The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- hacking noun A kick in the shins.
- hacky sack noun A game or activity in which one or a group of players try to keep a footbag off the ground using only their feet.
- Hail Mary pass noun A long forward pass with little chance of completion, typically used by the losing team when time is running out and no other play is…
- half a dozen num six
- half volley noun A delivery that bounces just short of the blockhole
- half-a-crown noun twenty-six
- half-break noun The situation where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.
- half-century noun A score of 50 runs by a single batsman in one innings
- half-court violation noun A turnover occurring when the team with possession, having brought the ball over the half-court line causes it to cross back over the line…
- half-tracker noun A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, i.e. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor…
- halfback noun An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
- halfcourt noun The middle of the court, at and near the center line
- halftime noun The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can…
- halo noun A member of the Angels Major League Baseball team.
- hammer noun The last stone in an end.
- hanafuda noun Small, rigid Japanese playing cards with colorful drawings of flowers and animals, a single deck consisting of 48 cards divided in 12 suits…
- hand noun The set of cards held by a player.
- hand off noun A pass made in a backward direction.
- hand out phrase a player is out
- handball verb To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.
- handbook noun A place where illicit bets can be placed.
- handcuff artist noun A person who only bets when they are sure of a victory.
- handgame noun A Native American guessing game, in which marked "bones" are concealed in the hands of one team while another team guesses their location.
- handicap noun An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
- handicapper noun A person who analyzes data such as statistics, trends, and situational factors in order to predict the outcome of and gain an advantage in…
- handle noun The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- handled the ball phrase Describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat.
- handout noun An act of dealing playing cards; a deal.
- handplay noun In the game of skat, the playing of one's hand without using the skat.
- hang verb To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- hanger noun A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.
- hanging adj Unprotected and exposed to capture.
- hangman noun A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual…
- hanjie noun A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a…
- hard count noun The situation where the quarterback attempts to draw the defense offside through a deceptive snap count sequence, sometimes accompanied by…
- hardball noun In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
- hardman noun A rugby player
- hash mark noun An inbounds line.
- hat trick noun Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.
- hatter noun someone connected with Luton Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- haul noun Four goals scored by one player in a game.
- hax noun Crucial luck-based events in battles.
- hazard noun The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
- head noun The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
- header noun The act of hitting the ball with the head.
- headhunt verb To pitch at a batter's head.
- headhunter noun A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
- heart noun A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
- hearts noun One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥.
- heartsette noun An early variant of the game of hearts, having a set of cards called the widow that must be taken by the player winning the first trick.
- heat noun A fastball.
- heat check noun A difficult or risky shot attempted by a player who has made several consecutive successful shots, aiming to test whether they can maintain…
- heater noun A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
- heave noun A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
- heavy hitter noun A player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.
- heel verb To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
- heel out verb To kick a ball backwards.
- Heinz noun A full-cover bet of doubles and upwards, consisting of six selections in 57 bets.
- held ball noun A situation in which players of opposing teams both hold the ball, with neither clearly possessing it outright.
- helpmate noun A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
- hero ball noun A style of play where a single player tries to be the team's hero by taking and missing many low percentage shots.
- hidden-ball trick noun A fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a…
- hidoku noun a puzzle where a diagram is filled with numbers between 1 and the number of cells of the diagram, each number is used exactly once, and…
- high adj Above the batter's shoulders.
- high and tight adj Being a pitch that is thrown close to the batter, but does not hit him.
- high card adj Of or related to a high suit card.
- high five noun The game of cinch.
- high jinks noun An old Scottish parlour game in which people were chosen, usually by throwing dice, to perform some humorous act or drink a large amount of…
- high roller noun A gambler who wagers large amounts of money, usually in a casino.
- high striker noun An attraction at fairs and carnivals which is operated by striking a puck attached to a tower with a mallet, with punters attempting to…
- high-low adj Designating a blackjack card counting technique in which the lowest cards are worth +1 point and the highest cards −1 point, and the…
- hike noun The snap of the ball to start a play.