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 21 of 33: from “pavilion” to “platoon”.
- pavilion noun The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
- pawn noun The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and…
- pawn chain noun A locked diagonal formation of pawns, each one supported by a friendly pawn diagonally behind and blocked by an enemy pawn directly ahead.
- pawn cube noun A situation in which four of one player's pawns are positioned on adjacent files and adjacent ranks forming a 2×2 square.
- pawn grabbing noun A playstyle where a player prioritizes capturing opponents' pawns rather than focusing on overall strategy or victory conditions. Often…
- pawn island noun A group of pawns of the same color side by side, without any pawn of the same color diagonally adjacent to them.
- pawn race noun A situation where both opponents are pushing (moving forward) a passed pawn in an effort to be the first to promote.
- pay off noun Ellipsis of payoff pitch.
- payline noun A line of symbols on a slot machine (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that can win a jackpot.
- PC noun Initialism of player character.
- pea noun A ball travelling at high velocity.
- pea roller noun A now-illegal delivery where the ball is rolled along the ground rather than bowled overarm.
- pebble verb To deposit water droplets on the ice.
- Pedro noun An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
- peekaboo noun A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
- peel noun The action of peeling away from a formation.
- peg noun A stump.
- pegs noun The stumps.
- pen noun The bullpen.
- penalty noun A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
- penalty area noun An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.
- penalty box noun The penalty area.
- penalty kick noun A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the…
- penalty mark noun a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken
- penalty shootout noun A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.
- penalty spot noun a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken
- penalty try noun An awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being…
- penchant noun A card game resembling bezique.
- pencil noun Ellipsis of power of the pencil.
- penetrate verb To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
- penetration noun A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in…
- penultimate noun The penultimate (next to lowest) card in a suit.
- pepper noun A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
- perfect game noun A game in which every batter on one team is retired without reaching base.
- perpetual check noun A draw forced by one player by putting the opponent's king in a potentially infinite series of checks.
- peter verb Synonym of blue peter; to call for trump by throwing away a high card while holding a lower one.
- PG noun Initialism of point guard.
- phantom noun A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
- pharaoh noun The card game faro.
- pianola noun A hand that is easy to play, i.e. one that "plays itself".
- pick verb To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
- pick 'em noun An evenly matched game, bout, or event where there is no favorite or underdog.
- pick and pass verb To hit the opponent's blot (exposed piece) and take the hitting checker to safety, within a single play.
- pick and pop noun An alternate version of pick and roll where the player moves to an open spot, where they receive a pass and make a jump shot.
- pick and roll noun An offensive play in which a player stops to block a defender for a teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender to accept…
- pick off noun An instance of throwing out a batter leading off base.
- pick out verb To send a long pass or cross to.
- pick six noun An interception by the defense that is run back the other way for a touchdown.
- pick up verb To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- picket noun The card game piquet.
- pickle noun A rundown.
- pickoff noun A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
- picross 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…
- pie noun An especially badly bowled ball.
- pie rule noun A rule used in certain strategy games for the purpose of fairness, where immediately after the first player's initial move the opposing…
- piece noun One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which…
- pigeonholes noun An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
- pike verb To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
- pile up noun A pile of tackling players.
- piledriver noun A very hard shot.
- pilgrim noun Someone connected with Plymouth Argyle Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- piling on noun An illegal strategy wherein players tackle an opposing player.
- pill noun A baseball.
- pin verb To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- pin the tail on the donkey noun A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.
- pinball noun A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball…
- pinch hit noun A hit made by a pinch hitter.
- pinch hitter noun A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.
- pinch runner noun A substitute runner, usually brought in to replace a slow runner to increase the chance of that runner scoring.
- pine tar noun This or a similar material used by batters to improve their grip.
- pink noun One of the colour balls used in snooker, coloured pink, with a value of 6 points.
- pinochle noun A card game, similar to bezique.
- Pinoy step noun A basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, does a pump fake, then proceeds to drive with the last two remaining…
- pipe noun One of the goalposts of the goal.
- pique noun In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
- piquet noun A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.
- pirate noun someone connected with Bristol Rovers Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- pistol noun An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation…
- pit noun Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- pit boss noun A supervisor who oversees the dealers and activity at the gaming tables in a casino, and who typically has the authority to expel unruly…
- pitch noun The act of pitching a baseball.
- pitch around verb To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming…
- pitch out noun A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw…
- pitch up verb To bowl (a delivery) on a fuller length.
- pitcher noun The player who delivers the ball to the batter.
- pitchometer noun A device used in baseball to measure the speed of a pitch or the time a pitcher spends between pitches thrown.
- pitchout noun A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base
- pivot noun A quarterback.
- place noun A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
- place money noun Money wagered on a horse, etc. to come second or third in a race, rather than winning it.
- placer noun A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race.
- Plachutta noun A sacrificial move in chess which is played with the intention of fatally interfering with the opponent's combination attacking or…
- plain adj Not a trump.
- plain ball adv Hitting the cue ball in the center.
- plant noun A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
- plate verb To score a run.
- plate appearance noun A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice…
- plateman noun A baseman.
- platinum verb To attain all of the achievements in a game (originally on certain PlayStation consoles, now colloquially used regardless of platform).
- platoon verb To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher