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MARBLES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("marbles" is a kind of...):
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
Example:
he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
Synonyms:
marbles; wits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("marbles" is a kind of...):
intelligence (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb marble
