Poker

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One of various kinds of wild ducks, especially the pochard.
  • noun. In cotton manufacturing, a vertical rod or rack which sustains and gives motion to the bobbin or ring-rail of a roving or ring-spinning machine; also, a rod with similar functions in other machines: sometimes called a lifting-poker.
  • noun. Any frightful object; a bugbear.
  • noun. One who or that which pokes.
  • noun. An iron or steel bar or rod used in poking or stirring a fire.
  • noun. A small stick or iron used for setting the plaits of ruffs; a poking-stick.
  • noun. An iron instrument used for driving hoops on masts. It has a flat foot at one end and a round knob at the other.
  • noun. A game of cards played by two or more persons with a full pack of fifty-two cards, which rank as in whist.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear.
  • noun. One who pokes.
  • noun. That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals.
  • noun. A poking-stick.
  • noun. The poachard.
  • noun. a picture formed in imitation of bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood with a heated poker or other iron.
  • noun. A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One who pokes.
  • noun. All the four cards of the same rank.
  • noun. Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
  • noun. fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
  • Word Usage
    "Playing hands from early position in poker is a good way to mix up your play, and that in turn helps construct an volatile image for yourself."
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    fire iron  
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    Stoker  Zocor  broker  coker  croaker  
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    PC  TV  blackjack  bonus  card  
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