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- [poh-ker]
- /ˈpoʊ kər/
- /ˈpəʊ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poh-ker]
- /ˈpoʊ kər/
Definitions of poker word
- noun poker a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool. 1
- noun poker card game 1
- noun poker fire iron 1
- uncountable noun poker Poker is a card game that people usually play in order to win money. 0
- countable noun poker A poker is a metal bar which you use to move coal or wood in a fire in order to make it burn better. 0
- noun poker a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire 0
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Origin of poker
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; poke1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Poker
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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poker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for poker
noun poker
- bingo — Bingo is a game in which each player has a card with numbers on. Someone calls out numbers and if you are the first person to have all your numbers called out, you win the game.
- canasta — a card game for two to six players who seek to amass points by declaring sets of cards
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- game of chance — a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
- gin — a female Aborigine.
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