solitaire

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1. solitaire - Noun

2. solitaire - Adjective

Meaning

A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.

A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone.

A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping," as in draughts.

A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.

Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.

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Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and once it has done so, he/she will have to accept that his life will be radically changed. Ralph Waldo Emerson

(While playing solitaire and sipping cognac) It's all a lot of crap. The game is up. Ernst Kaltenbrunner

As I look back, I see that life is like a game of solitaire and every once in a while there is a move. James Salter

I have an Apple computer, which I use to play Spider Solitaire and do research on the Internet. Alex Trebek

I hate the help screen, I hate the options, I hate the card graphics, I hate the default window size, everything. I HATE SOLITAIRE. Maddox

I'd rather lose at pinochle than win at solitaire. Henry Schriver

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