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marbles

noun

A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)

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Word length
7
Starts with
M
Ends with
S
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)

noun

  1. The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

    “He used his wits to get ahead”

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He used his wits to get ahead
I was scared out of my wits
He still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind

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