solitaire

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	solitaire - 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 Pezophaps solitaria 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 genus Myadestes, Myadestes - solitaires
	4.	solitaire - a card game played by one person patience 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 solitaire → hacer un solitario

solitaire [ˈsɒlɪtɛə^r] 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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solitaire [ˌsɒlɪˈtɛəʳ] n (game, gem) → solitario