video game — any of various interactive games played using a specialized electronic gaming device or a computer or mobile device and a television or other display screen, along with a means to control graphic images.
waiting game — a stratagem in which action on a matter is reserved for or postponed to a later time, allowing one to wait for a more advantageous time to act or to see what develops in the meantime.
maiden name — a woman's surname before her marriage.
numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
open frame — a frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or a spare.
parlor game — any game usually played indoors, especially in the living room or parlor, as a word game or a quiz, requiring little or no physical activity.
paschal lamb — Jewish History. a lamb slaughtered and eaten on the eve of the first day of Passover. Ex. 12:3–11.
perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
tinker's dam — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
hydraulic ram — a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
cham — a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam
claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
clam — Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
cram — If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.
dam — A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
dame — Dame is a title given to a woman as a special honour because of important service or work that she has done.
damn — Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
hamm — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, in W Germany.
jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
jamb — Architecture, Building Trades. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening. either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
kam — a Kam-Tai language spoken in southern China.
name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
ram — random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium, RAM is volatile, so its contents are lost when the power fails or is turned off.
sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
slam — the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
spam — (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively): Install spam blocker software and keep your email spam filters updated to protect your accounts from unsolicited spam.
big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
board game — A board game is a game such as chess or backgammon, which people play by moving small objects around on a board.
cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
declaim — If you declaim, you speak dramatically, as if you were acting in a theatre.
defame — If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
durham — a county in NE England. 940 sq. mi. (2435 sq. km).
fair game — a legitimate or likely object of attack, mockery, etc.: With his fat, round face, the politician was fair game for the cartoonists.
fluid dram — the eighth part of a fluid ounce. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl dr;
giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
madame — a French title of respect equivalent to “Mrs.”, used alone or prefixed to a woman's married name or title: Madame Curie.
pen name — a pseudonym used by an author; nom de plume.
place name — the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc.
postgame — of, relating to, or happening in the period immediately following a sports game: Join us for the postgame wrap-up. Fans lost control in a postgame melee.
proclaim — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
reclaim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
rename — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
take aim — to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path.
uncle sam — a personification of the government or people of the U.S.: represented as a tall, lean man with white chin whiskers, wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a top hat with a band of stars.
war game — a simulated military operation, carried out to test the validity of a war plan or operational concept: in its simplest form, two opposing teams of officers take part, and when necessary, military units of the required strength are employed.
wild yam — any of several uncultivated yams, especially Dioscorea villosa, of the U.S., having a woody, tuberous root.
word game — any game or contest involving skill in using, forming, guessing, or changing words or expressions, such as anagrams or Scrabble.
