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solitaire

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: solitaire

1
 n
a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
2
 n
a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: solitaire
1

n a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself

Type of:
gem, jewel, precious stone
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

n a card game played by one person

Synonyms:
patience
Types:
canfield
a form of solitaire that involves gambling
klondike
a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
Russian bank, crapette
solitaire with two players using separate packs
Type of:
card game, cards
a game played with playing cards
2

n a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song

Type of:
thrush
songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

n extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

Synonyms:
Pezophaps solitaria
Type of:
columbiform bird
a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
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