Illustration of poker
- 1 five of a kind
- 2 royal flush
- 3 straight flush
- 4 four of a kind
- 5 full house
- 6 flush
- 7 straight
- 8 three of a kind
- 9 two pair
- 10 one pair
poker
1 of 2noun (1)
pok·er ˈpō-kər 
: one that pokes
especially : a metal rod for stirring a fire
poker
2 of 2noun (2)
po·ker ˈpō-kər
: any of several card games in which a player bets that the value of his or her hand is greater than that of the hands held by others, in which each subsequent player must either equal or raise the bet or drop out, and in which the player holding the highest hand at the end of the betting wins the pot
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
probably modification of French poque, a card game similar to poker
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1534, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1832, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing poker
Kids Definition
poker 1 of 2
noun
pok·er ˈpō-kər
: a metal rod used for stirring a fire
poker
2 of 2noun
po·ker ˈpō-kər
: a card game in which players bet on the value of their cards