mahjong in British English
or mah-jongg (ˌmɑːˈdʒɒŋ)
noun
a game of Chinese origin, usually played by four people, in which tiles bearing various designs are drawn and discarded until one player has an entire hand of winning combinations
Word origin
from Chinese, literally: sparrowsExamples of 'mahjong' in a sentencemahjong
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Definition of 'mahjong'
- to-some-a-certain-degree-etc
- to some degree/a certain degree
- to some extent
- to-someones-defence
- to-someones-disadvantage
- to-someones-face
- to-someones-liking
- to someone's satisfaction
- to-someones-satisfaction
- to sound off (about sth)
- to sound/strike a note of caution
- to sound/taste like
- to sound the death knell
- to sow gapeseed
- to sow your oats
- to sow your wild oats
- to spare
- palliate
- palliation
- palliative
- palliatively
- palliator
- palliatory
- pallid
- pallidity