roulette
/ruːˈlɛt/
noun
- A gambling game in which a ball is spun around a wheel with numbered slots, and players bet on which slot the ball will land in.
- He placed a bet on red at the roulette table.
- Roulette is a game of chance that relies on luck rather than skill.
- They spent the evening playing roulette at the casino.
- A small wheel with a sharp edge used for cutting or perforating paper, fabric, or leather.
- The seamstress used a roulette to mark the pattern on the fabric.
- The leatherworker's roulette left a dotted line for easy cutting.
- He traced the design with a roulette to create perforations in the paper.
- A situation or activity that involves a high degree of risk or uncertainty.
- Crossing the busy street without a crosswalk was a game of roulette.
- For the team, choosing the new strategy was a roulette that could make or break the project.
- Investing in that startup felt like playing roulette with his savings.