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GAME EQUIPMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("game equipment" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "game equipment"):
spinner (board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game)
roulette wheel; wheel (game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in)
quoit (game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in playing the game of quoits)
billiard table; pool table; snooker table (game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)
pin table; pinball machine (game equipment on which pinball is played)
paintball gun (an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic)
net (game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton)
man; piece (game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games)
jack; jackstones (game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks)
horseshoe (game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes)
goal (game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points)
game (the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game)
crossbar (game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over)
counter (game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games)
bowling equipment (equipment used in bowling)
ball (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games)
backboard; basketball backboard (a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball)
