Synonym Roulette
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There is some beautiful literary styles that thrive on the repeated use of words and phrases. The language is poetic and beautiful. This, however, is not an article that encourages the use of repeated words. Unless you are writing in a style that demands the use of repetition it may be in your best interest to read through your text and determine if a word or phrase is overused. Example: Bad The purpose of this exercise is to find the purpose of the repeated use of a word and then purpose not to use that word so much. Good The purpose of this exercise is to discover the objective of the repeated use of a word. After which you resolve not to use that word continually. Both sentences said the exact same thing, but one was infused with different, but related words that allowed a more readable flow. Many writers work on a first draft by simply attempting to lay down the ideas in a coherent fashion. It is only after they toil through their first draft that they begin to notice a repetition of phrases or words. Many writers utilize a tool that provides a benefit in saying something a more unique fashion – that device is a thesaurus. A thesaurus can be used to take a sentence like the following and transform it into something new. Original Taking part in the school play was hard for Tammy because she was so shy and awkward. Enhanced Participating in the theatrical production at school was challenging for Tammy since she was so reserved and self-conscious. Many word processors provide a tool function that allows you to highlight a word and it will provide a list of word choices that you can use to replace an overused or ill-fitting word. If you have a greater interest in writing longhand you should consider the purchase of a thesaurus that may assist you in your writing. You might be surprised at how a thesaurus can help open up new avenues of creativity and expression in your writing. Sometimes a word will have more than one meaning and a good thesaurus can help provide words in context of the original meaning giving you flexibility in the application of any given word. So the next time you stumble across a word that has seen lots of appearances in your writing, break out a thesaurus and expand the possibilities. |
Definition of roulette noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Synonyms for roulette include game of chance, poker, bingo, bridge, canasta, craps, crazy eights, gambling game, gin and gin rummy. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!
Roulette Synonym Francais
noun
1mass nounA gambling game in which a ball is dropped on to a revolving wheel with numbered compartments, the players betting on the number at which the ball comes to rest.
‘The book does provide reasonable introductions to several casino games, such as roulette, craps, and baccarat.’- ‘The site offers slots, roulette and animated card games including poker and blackjack.’
- ‘Players at the hotel's casino can choose from four gambling tables, three of them for card games and one for roulette.’
- ‘Do not assume you will ever be a winner in the long run at negative expectation games (e.g., craps, roulette, baccarat, keno, most slots).’
- ‘In a game of roulette, assuming the wheel is fairly balanced, you might say that the past results show that you can't tell what's coming next.’
- ‘It was pretty much an all night event at a recreation center that had ping-pong, racquetball, casino games like blackjack and roulette, and basketball courts.’
- ‘Gaming tables, electronic roulette and rows of Las Vegas-style slots fill the casino floor, divided into smoking and non-smoking areas.’
- ‘New fixed-odds terminals featuring a number of games including roulette were named as the driving force of recent growth at the group's 2,000 betting shops.’
- ‘Risk, he argued, was a randomness - as in a game of roulette - whose probability could be determined.’
- ‘His books on blackjack, roulette, video poker, craps, slots and new games are consistently on the most-requested books lists of Ingram and other distributors.’
- ‘Roulette is the most popular game in Europe; where there is only one zero on the wheel, and the player's money lasts longer.’
- ‘Were this to be your goal, roulette could still be your game but an alternate approach would be appropriate.’
- ‘There are five information-packed little sections on roulette.’
- ‘It is one of the best resources for isolating some of the earliest refinements by cheats for shooting craps and for cheating at roulette.’
- ‘Some 1800 people have registered for online roulette from the casino since the service opened in July.’
- ‘The artist was famous, of course, for his preoccupation with chess and roulette.’
- ‘Blackjack is the only game in town, because unlike roulette or craps, what has gone before will influence what is about to happen.’
- ‘Jean, a young man who works as a bank clerk, is invited to the casino by a friend and promptly wins big at roulette.’
- ‘Explaining that he'd been playing roulette, his wife asked how he did.’
- ‘Day after day, he loses at poker, he loses at roulette, and he loses in life - for he's now addicted to heroin.’
2A tool or machine with a revolving toothed wheel, used in engraving or for making slit-shaped perforations between postage stamps.
‘This is a method of puncturing a plate with roulettes, punches, and other tools so that modelling is achieved with greater or lesser accumulations of dots.’- ‘Frequently the engraver began by etching the foundation of the design, and then built it up by the use of a special curved burin and by roulettes, punches, and other tools.’
verb
[with object]Make slit-shaped perforations in (paper, especially sheets of postage stamps)
- ‘the pages are rouletted next to the binding’
Origin
Roulette Synonyms In English
Mid 18th century from French, diminutive of rouelle ‘wheel’, from late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota ‘wheel’.
Synonym Roulette
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