Solitaire

Word SOLITAIRE
Character 9
Hyphenation sol i taire
Pronunciations /ˈsɒlɪˌtɛəɹ/

Definitions and meanings of "Solitaire"

What do we mean by solitaire?

A gem, such as a diamond, that is set alone. noun

Any of a number of card games played by one person. noun

Any of several thrushes found in the Americas and noted for having a beautiful song. noun

A large flightless bird (Pezophaps solitaria) of the Mascarene Islands that was closely related to the dodo and became extinct by the end of the 18th century. noun

A large flightless bird (Threskiornis solitarius) of Réunion Island, once thought to be related to the dodo but now regarded as a type of ibis. It became extinct in the early 18th century. noun

A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit; a solitary. noun

A precious stone, oftenest a diamond, set by itself, and not combined with other jewels. noun

A loose necktie of black silk, resembling a ribbon, sometimes secured to the bag of the wig behind, and in front either falling loosely or secured by a brooch or similar jewel: a fashion for men in the eighteenth century. noun

A game which one person can play alone. In particular and properly noun

In ornithology: noun

An extinct didine bird, Pezophaps solitarius. See Pezophaps. noun

A fly-catching thrush of Jamaica, Myiadestes armillatus, which leads a retired life in wooded mountainous resorts; hence, any bird of this genus. noun

The pensive thrush, Monticola or Petrocincla solitaria. See rock-thrush. noun

A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. noun

A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. noun

A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by “jumping,” as in draughts. noun

A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary. noun

Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird. noun

A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit. noun

A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.

A game for one person, played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping", as in draughts.

Any of various card games that can be played by one person. Called patience in the rest of the world.

An extinct bird related to the dodo, Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire, that lived on the island of Rodrigues.

An extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo, more precisely Réunion solitaire, Raphus solitarius, now preferably Réunion ibis, Threskiornis solitarius.

One of several American species of bird in the genus Myadestes in the thrush family.

A single gem, usually a diamond, mounted in a piece of jewellery by itself.

A black neck ribbon worn with a bag wig in the 18th century.

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The word "solitaire" in example sentences

Once more I saw the evening star hanging like a solitaire from the pure front of the western firmament; and the after glow transfiguring and transforming, as by magic, the homely and rugged features of the scene into a fairy land lit with a light which never shines on other soils or seas. ❋ Unknown (2006)

LULUs were later moved from prison to prison, sometimes each in solitaire and sometimes sharing cells but never, ever with other American prisoners known to have been captured in other than in Laos. ❋ Unknown (1977)

After three full years in solitaire Fecteau was given reading material for the first time. ❋ Unknown (1952)

"The Notting Hill Mystery," according to The London Review, was "a carefully prepared chaos, in which the reader, as in the game called solitaire, is compelled to pick out his own way to the elucidation of the proposed puzzle." ❋ By PAUL COLLINS (2011)

We are tempted to figure the author of "The Grave" as a morose and melancholy 'solitaire' -- musing amid midnight churchyards -- stumbling over bones -- and returning home to light his lamp, inserted in a gaping skull, and to write out his gloomy cogitations. ❋ George Gilfillan (1845)

And it used to be the great amusement of the sailors to look in through the pane of glass, when they stood at the wheel, and watch the proceedings in the cabin; especially when the steward was setting the table for dinner, or the captain was lounging over a decanter of wine on a little mahogany stand, or playing the game called solitaire, at cards, of an evening; for at times he was all alone with his dignity; though, as will ere long be shown, he generally had one pleasant companion, whose society he did not dislike. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)

'The LULL) s were housed in solitaire in the Bldg 0, together with the four 0-6 prisoners (each in solitaire). ❋ Unknown (1977)

These cells were high priority for the NVN because they afforded them the opportunity to keep prisoners in solitaire. ❋ Unknown (1977)

Following the crap game there is usually a season of devotion to a kind of solitaire which is played with shells on a circular board, scooped out into a series of little cup-like depressions. ❋ Mary Helen Fee (N/A)

Besotted Clive popped the question in February - and then promptly whisked his new fiancee to exclusive jewellers Aspreys, where he bought the gleaming solitaire, which is flanked by six diamonds. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The kind of solitaire I play (the most common kind) is called “Klondike”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I recently gave up computer games such as solitaire and Bejeweled Blitz for Lent – they were mostly cutting into my sleep hours. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Try typing "solitaire" to see the application launcher in action. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One or two grizzled huntsmen who had followed every track in the Argan Forest were waiting in the patio for his final instructions, and he told them of hoof prints that had revealed to his practised eye a "solitaire" boar of more than ordinary size. ❋ S.L. Bensusan (N/A)

Palm Tree House, to meet us before we left the Argans behind, so that we might turn awhile on the track of a "solitaire" tusker. ❋ S.L. Bensusan (N/A)

A couple of them might jump upon him, give him a good beating for alleged insubordination, and throw him into the "solitaire" (the dungeon); and in the mix-up that sixteen dollars of his would take wings. ❋ Unknown (1907)

Pelham; behind her in the little garden, Lady Deppingham and Browne had their heads close together over a table on which they were playing a newly discovered game of "solitaire"; Deppingham and Mrs. Browne leaned against the opposite railing, looking down into the valley. ❋ George Barr McCutcheon (1897)

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