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gambling

adjective noun

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
G
Ends with
G
Contains
AM
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

    “led a dissipated life”

noun

  1. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

    “his gambling cost him a fortune”

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Example Sentences

led a dissipated life
a betting man
a card-playing son of a bitch
a gambling fool
sporting gents and their ladies
his gambling cost him a fortune
there was heavy play at the blackjack table

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