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Meaning of games
noun
- A playful or competitive activity.
- A video game.
- (nearly always singular) A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession. Example: He's in the securities game somehow.
- Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed. Example: In the game of life, you may find yourself playing the waiting game far too often.
- An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
verb
- To gamble.
- To play card games, board games, or video games.
- To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable. Example: We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.
- (of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
What is a Dictionary Checker?
A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
How It Works
The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.