Thesaurus: crambo
A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme.
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Definitions
- a. A word/game">game in which one word/person">person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme.
- a. A word word/rhyming">rhyming with another word.
- 1. A word/game">game in which one word/person">person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women,diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison. 2. A werd rhyming with another word. His similes in order set And every crambo he could get. Swift. Dumb crambo, a game in which one party of players give a word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what they think it to be.
- a. A word/game">game in which one word/person">person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. a. A word rhyming with another word.