Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of marble.
- n. Any of several children's games played with small glass balls.
- n. Tokens of sanity. (Esp. term and term.)
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of marble.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A children's game played with marbles{3}, little balls made of a hard substance (as glass).
WordNet 3.0
- n. the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
- n. a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
Examples
“Losing your mind or losing your faculties or losing your marbles is about age – none of which was said.”
“Next in marbles were the sold colors, opaque or with a swirl through them.”
“A person, once normal, who loses his/her marbles, is properly called demented.”
“What about 'losing your marbles', is that better?? uhm??? senator, hum????????? it has nothing to do with age, but reasoning.”
“Another reason for making the marbles is for smarter consumption of sweet.”
“The finale was destined to be a Drew/Stacy stunner for all the marbles from the get-go, but there’s a certain order the rest of the field needed to be eliminated in to maintain some level of credibility.”
“Your two assumptions not overly burdensome and you have your marbles are the heart of the dilemma.”
“There was cold night air in the chapel and the marbles were the colour the sea was at night.”
“With the marbles was a note scrawled in a boy's hand --”
“Those which are easily cut and polished are termed marbles, and are used in sculpture and in ornamental architecture.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘marbles’.
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Fads
With bows of great respect to Connie Willis, author of "Bellwether" and other wonderful books.
Hula-Hoop, bungee-jumping, hair-bobbing, pogs, jitterbug, jogging, mesmerism, Ouija board, miniature golf, The Old Curiosity..., Harry Potter, line dancing and 271 more...
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Ball Games and Sports
A list of games and sports played with a ball, including names of the courts, fields and pitches in which they are played.
I'll start the list with Basque pelota, which is played in Id...Basque pelota, bocce, pitch, crease, cricket, bowls, field, gridiron, court, basketball, netball, soccer and 99 more...
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Playthings and Toys
have fun!
battledore, beanbag, bicycle, Big Wheel, crayons, boomerang, cap gun, doll, kite, jigsaw puzzle, hula hoop, jack-in-the-box and 66 more...
dontcry which - Wow! That was cool! I played with marbles as a kid. I was mesmerized by them. I wish I still had my old collection... My son will enjoy watching that video as he has inherited my fascination with marbles. Thanks! Jan 3, 2009
whichbe How Marbles Are Made Jan 3, 2009
oroboros Sanity, as in not having lost one's. May 10, 2008