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'game' - used as an adjective
1. disabled in the feet or legs
a game leg
2. willing to face danger

'game' - used as a noun
3. a single play of a sport or other contest
the game lasted two hours
4. a contest with rules to determine a winner
you need four people to play this game
5. an amusement or pastime
they played word games
he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time
his life was all fun and games
6. animal hunted for food or sport
7. the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
the child received several games for his birthday
8. your occupation or line of work
he's in the plumbing game
9. (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
the game is 6 all
he is serving for the game
10. the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
11. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
I saw through his little game from the start
12. frivolous or trifling behavior
for actors, memorizing lines is no game
for him, life is all fun and games

'game' - used as a verb
13. place a bet on

derived forms
1. Game / Plural
games
2. Game / Past
gamed
3. Game / Third Person
games
4. Game / Present Participle
gaming
5. Game / Comparitive
gamer
6. Game / Superlative
gamest
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