| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | entertainment |
Synonyms: |
adventure, amusement, athletics, business, distraction, diversion, enterprise, festivity, frolic, fun, jest, joke, lark, line, merriment, merrymaking, occupation, pastime, plan, play, proceeding, pursuit, recreation, romp, scheme, sport, sports, undertaking |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | individual sporting event |
Synonyms: |
competition, contest, match, meeting, round, tournament |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | undomesticated animals chased for food |
Synonyms: |
chase, fish, fowl, kill, meat, prey, quarry, ravin, victim, wild animals |
| Main Entry: | game |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plot, trick |
Synonyms: |
butt, derision, design, device, hoax, joke, object of ridicule, plan, ploy, practical joke, prank, scheme, stratagem, strategy, tactic |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something done |
Synonyms: |
activity, agility, alacrity, alertness, animation, bag*, ballgame, big idea, bit*, business, bustle, commotion, dash, deal, energy, enterprise, flurry, force, functioning, game, going, happening, haste, hoopla*, hopper, in the works, industry, life, liveliness, motion, movement, occupation, operation, plan, power, process, proposition, racket, reaction, response, rush, scene, spirit, stir, stunt, trip, turmoil, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity |
Antonyms: |
cessation, idleness, inaction, inactivity, inertia, repose, rest, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | activity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest or pursuit |
Synonyms: |
act, avocation, bag*, ballgame, bit*, deed, endeavor, enterprise, entertainment, game, hobby, job, labor, occupation, pastime, project, racket, scene*, scheme, stunt, task, trip, undertaking, venture, work, zoo |
Antonyms: |
hate |
| Main Entry: | athletics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sports |
Synonyms: |
contest, drill, events, exercises, games, practice, races, recreation, workout |
| Main Entry: | bet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gamble |
Synonyms: |
ante, buy in on, chance, dice, game, hazard, lay down, lay odds, play against, play for, play the ponies, pledge, pony up, put, put money on, risk, set, speculate, tempt fortune, toss up, trust, venture, wager |
| Main Entry: | bird |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flying animal |
Synonyms: |
feathered creature, fowl, game |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | job, profession |
Synonyms: |
bag*, biz, calling, career, craft, dodge*, employment, field, function, game, line, livelihood, métier, occupation, pursuit, racket, specialty, trade, vocation, what one is into, work |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
Antonyms: |
avocation, recreation, unemployment |