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roulette
noun
1 roulette
A line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure.
synonym: line roulette.
Roget 621:
chance
etc.
156;
lot,
fate
etc.
(necessity)
601;
luck;
good luck
etc.
(good)
618;
mascot.
speculation,
venture,
stake,
game of chance;
mere shot,
random shot;
blind bargain,
leap in the dark;
pig in a poke
etc.
(uncertainty)
475;
fluke,
potluck;
faro bank;
flyer [Slang];
limit.
uncertainty;
uncertainty principle,
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
drawing lots;
sortilegy†,
sortition†;
sortes†,
sortes Virgilianae†;
rouge et noir [Fr.],
hazard,
ante,
chuck-a-luck,
crack-loo [U.S.],
craps,
faro,
roulette,
pitch and toss,
chuck,
farthing,
cup tossing,
heads or tails cross and pile,
poker-dice;
wager;
bet,
betting;
gambling;
the turf.
gaming house,
gambling house,
betting house;
bucket shop;
gambling joint;
totalizator,
totalizer;
hell;
betting ring;
dice,
dice box.
[person who takes chances]
gambler,
gamester;
man of the turf;
adventurer;
dicer†.
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2 roulette
A wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations.
synonym: toothed wheel.
3 roulette
A gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in.
Dutch: roulette
Polish: ruletka
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