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solitairesol‧i‧taire /ˌsɒləˈteə $ ˌsɑːləˈter/ noun   solitaireOrigin: 1700-1800 French, Latin solitarius; ➔ SOLITARY1 - Another solitaire! the only one I know.
- I ate and then watched Jack playing solitaire and losing.
- Peg's with a few books, playing cards, solitaire board, jar of caramels.
- So I play patience, and solitaire.
- Solving solitaire centres I have always envied John and Barbara's solitaire board.
- The old man sat playing solitaire at a card table in front of the stone fireplace.
- They taught me darning, knitting, embroidering, mending, solitaire, palm-reading, whatever they knew.
► jewel a valuable stone, such as a diamond: · He had a large fortune in gold and jewels.· the crown jewels (=the crown and other valuable objects worn by the king or queen on important royal occasions)· a jewel thief ► precious stone a rare and valuable jewel such as a diamond or an emerald: · The handle of the sword was decorated with precious stones. ► gem (also gemstone) a jewel that has been cut into a special shape: · The cross had large red gems set into it.· Her eyes were shining like gemstones. ► semi-precious stone a valuable stone, but one that is not as rare or valuable as a diamond, ruby, emerald etc: · Lapis lazuli is a semi-precious stone that was often used by the ancient Egyptians. ► solitaire technical a single jewel, especially a large diamond: · a gold ring with a diamond solitaire ► Cardsace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun VERB► play· Peg's with a few books, playing cards, solitaire board, jar of caramels.· I ate and then watched Jack playing solitaire and losing.· So I play patience, and solitaire.· The old man sat playing solitaire at a card table in front of the stone fireplace.· Without them, customer service departments would probably consist of one or two people playing solitaire in some small back room. 1 [uncountable] a game played by one person with small wooden or plastic pieces on a board2[countable] a single jewel, or a piece of jewellery with a single jewel in it, especially a large diamond:  a diamond solitaire3[uncountable] American English a game of cards for one person SYN patience British English |