| according to |
When you play a game according to the rules, it means that you play the game the way the rules say you should play it. If a project is going according to your plan, it is going the way you planned for it to go. [1/2 definitions] |
| activity |
An activity is something you spend time doing. Some activities are reading, playing a game, swimming, and cooking. [1/3 definitions] |
| against |
When you go against something, you don't along with it, or you go in the opposite direction that it is going. If you walk against the wind, it means that you walk so that the wind is blowing in your face. If you play a game and go against the rules, it means that you don't play the way the rules tell you to play. [1/4 definitions] |
| all |
When a game is two all, it means that each player has two points. [1/7 definitions] |
| alley1 |
In the game of bowling, the place where you roll the ball is called an "alley." An "alley" is also called a "lane." [1/2 definitions] |
| any |
If you can have any game that you want, it means you can choose one game and it doesn't matter which one you choose. If you can have any books that you want, you can have more than one, and it doesn't matter which books or how many you take. [1/5 definitions] |
| approximate |
If somebody tells you the approximate time a game will end, they tell you what time they think it will end, but they might be a little wrong. They are just guessing. An approximate time or approximate amount is probably close to the real time of something or a real amount of something, but probably not exact. [1/2 definitions] |
| attend |
When you attend something, it means you go to something and you watch it or take part in it. When you attend a baseball game, it means that you go to the game and watch it. [1/4 definitions] |
| backgammon |
a board game played by two people. The players throw dice and move their pieces around and then off the board. |
| ball1 |
a game played with a ball, especially baseball. [1/3 definitions] |
| ballgame |
a game played with a ball on a field. |
| base1 |
A base is one of the four corners of the field in the game of baseball. A batter runs from base to base and must touch each one to score. [1/6 definitions] |
| baseball |
a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, the object being to score runs by advancing runners around four bases. [2 definitions] |
| basket |
A basket is also something used in the game of basketball. The basket is a large metal ring with a net attached to it. The basket is attached to a board that hangs above the heads of the players. Players have to get the basketball through the basket to score points in the game. [1/3 definitions] |
| basketball |
a game played on a court by two teams of five players each. Points are scored by shooting the ball through a high metal hoop and net at the opponent's end of the court. [2 definitions] |
| bat1 |
When you bat in the game of baseball, you have a chance to hit the ball. [1/2 definitions] |
| batter3 |
The batter is the person who hits the ball in a game of baseball and in some other games. |
| be |
When you say "the game is today," you mean that the game happens today. [1/4 definitions] |
| beat |
When you beat someone in a game, it means that you did better than they did. [1/7 definitions] |
| begin |
When something begins, it starts. When a game begins at one o'clock, it means that the game starts at one o'clock. [1/2 definitions] |
| better |
If you better your score in a game, it means you get a higher score this time than the time you played before. [1/6 definitions] |