marbles
/ˈmɑrbəlz/
noun
- Small, round glass balls used in a children's game.
- The kids were playing marbles in the schoolyard during recess.
- She won five marbles from her friend after the game.
- I found a shiny blue marble under the couch.
- The game played with these small glass balls, where players try to knock each other's marbles out of a circle.
- Marbles is a classic game that has been played for centuries.
- He taught his younger sister how to play marbles.
- The neighborhood children organized a marbles tournament every summer.
- A person's mental ability or sanity (used in the phrase 'lose one's marbles').
- If you think that plan will work, you've lost your marbles.
- Grandpa told a funny story about losing his marbles when he was young.
- She hasn't lost her marbles yet; she's still sharp as a tack.