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Marbles

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Marble form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass). plural, plural-only

    "Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses."

  2. 2
    plural of marble form-of, plural

    "Marbles were among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii."

  3. 3
    a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass) wordnet
  4. 4
    Sanity. figuratively, plural, plural-only

    "Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us."

  5. 5
    the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception wordnet
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  1. 6
    Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners. plural, plural-only

    "Some corners are littered with marbles, off the racing line."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of marble form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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