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Definition of marbles in English Dictionary

• SubstantivBFmarble+-
  1. plural of marble.
     1. Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses, and marbles are among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.
  2. (plural only) Any of several children's games played with small glass balls.
     1. Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses, and marbles are among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.
  3. (plural only, usually in a limited number of expressions) Sanity.
     1. Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us.
     2. Granny's still got all her marbles.
  4. (racing, plural only) Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners.
     1. Some corners are littered with marbles, off the racing line.
• VerbBFmarblePRmarblingPT, PPmarbled
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of marble.
• Mehr Beispiele
  1. Wird in der Mitte des Satzes verwendet
     • 1962: The young woodwose had now closed his eyes and was stretched out supine on the pool's marble margin; his Tarzan brief had been cast aside on the turf. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
     • If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
     • He randomised the marbles by spilling them onto the floor.

• Wortart Hierarchie
  1. Substantive
     • Pluralia tantum
  2. Verben
     • Verbformen
       • Verb Einzahlformen
         • Der 3. person singular

Other Vocabulary

1. en marble
2. en warbles
3. en garbles
4. fr marbres
5. fr marbrés