Bagatelle

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unimportant or insignificant thing; a trifle.
  • n. A short, light piece of verse or music.
  • n. A game played on an oblong table with a cue and balls.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A trifle; an unsubstantial thing.
  • n. A short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character.
  • n. A game similar to billiards played on an oblong table with pockets or arches at one end only.
  • n. Any of several smaller, wooden table top games developed from the original bagatelle in which the pockets are made of pins; also called pin bagatelle, hit-a-pin bagatelle, jaw ball.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A trifle; a thing of no importance.
  • n. A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by a rod held in the hand of the player.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A trifle; a thing of no importance.
  • n. A game played on a table having at one end nine holes, into which balls are to be struck with a billiard-cue.
  • n. Specifically, in music, a short and light piece, usually for the piano.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something of little value or significance
  • n. a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
  • n. a light piece of music for piano
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    pinball    pachinko    carom   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trifle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fulmen    flimsiness    l'utilisateur    toggery    lieue    constante    neutre    zin    contraire    fonction