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solitaire
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sol·i·taire  (sl-târ)
n.
1. A gem, such as a diamond, that is set alone.
2. Games Any of a number of card games played by one person.
3. Any of several thrushes of the genus Myadestes, found in North and Central America and noted for their beautiful song.
4. Either of two large flightless birds (Raphus solitarius and Pezophaps solitaria) of the Mascarene Islands which together with the dodo make up the extinct family Raphidae. The solitaires were extinct by the end of the 18th century.

[French, solitary, from Old French; see solitary.]

solitaire [ˈsɒlɪˌtɛə ˌsɒlɪˈtɛə]
n
1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) Also called pegboard a game played by one person, esp one involving moving and taking pegs in a pegboard or marbles on an indented circular board with the object of being left with only one
2. (Group Games / Card Games) the US name for patience (the card game)
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a gem, esp a diamond, set alone in a ring
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several extinct birds of the genus Pezophaps, related to the dodo
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several dull grey North American songbirds of the genus Myadestes: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
[from Old French: solitary]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.solitaire - a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itselfsolitaire - a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
jewel, precious stone, gem - a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
2.solitaire - extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
columbiform bird - a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
genus Pezophaps, Pezophaps - constituted by the extinct solitaire
3.solitaire - a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
4.solitaire - a card game played by one person
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
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
crapette, Russian bank - solitaire with two players using separate packs
Translations
solitaire [ˌsɒlɪˈtɛəʳ] N
1. (= gem) → solitario m
2. (= board game) → solitario m
3. (esp US) (Cards) → solitario m
to play solitairehacer un solitario
solitaire [ˈsɒlɪtɛər] n
(= jewel) → solitaire m
(British) (= board game) → solitaire m
(US) (= card game) → réussite f
solitaire
n (= game)Patience f; (= gem)Solitär m
solitaire [ˌsɒlɪˈtɛəʳ] n (game, gem) → solitario


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