marbles
Shooters and steelies
Marbles are small glass or stone spheres used in children's games, typically played by flicking one marble to hit others: We played marbles in the schoolyard.
The game itself is also called marbles.
Figuratively, to lose your marbles is to lose your mind or sanity, while to have all your marbles means to remain mentally sharp.
One who fires weapons
- tawStriker marble in games
- agatesBanded quartz varieties
- steeliesMetallic playing spheres
- cat's-eyeLight-catching road marker
ring · alleys · keepsies · ringer · lagging · spanning · peewee · funnels
Transparent solid from sand
- agateBanded semiprecious stone
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
porcelain · ceramic · crystal · onyx · alabaster · swirl · cat's-eye · frosted
Children's outdoor recreation space
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- recessPause in activity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- memoriesStored past experiences
friendship · competition · pastime · leisure · innocence · youth · fun · laughter
Failing to win
- lostUnable to navigate
- crazyMentally unhinged
- insaneSeverely mentally disturbed
- madnessMental derangement or folly
lunacy · unhinged · deranged · scatterbrained · bonkers · cracked · nutty · batty
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
antiquities · controversy · Athens · Acropolis · classical
shooter
One who fires weapons
cat's-eye · ring · alleys · keepsies · ringer · lagging · spanning · peewee · funnels · chase
glass
Transparent solid from sand
steel · porcelain · ceramic · crystal · onyx · alabaster · swirl · cat's-eye · frosted · opaque
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- recessPause in activity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
memories · friendship · competition · pastime · leisure · innocence · youth · fun · laughter · hopscotch
losing
Failing to win
madness · lunacy · unhinged · deranged · scatterbrained · bonkers · cracked · nutty · batty · loopy
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
sculptures · antiquities · controversy · Athens · Acropolis · classical
Carrara
Tuscan marble town
polished · classical · columns · statuary · flooring · countertop · Michelangelo · Parthenon · elegance · luxury
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- games & pastimeschess match, dice game, playing cards, game board, chess pieces
- games and pastimeschess, card games, dice, board games, children's games
- Toylanddolls, blocks, trains, teddy bears, puzzles
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- Old Gameschess, backgammon, checkers, draughts, mancala
marblesinsanity
Severe mental illness
madness · losing one's mind · craziness · lunacy · mental instability
marblesbouncy balls
Elastic spheres that rebound
superballs · foam balls · stress balls · hacky sacks · bean bags
- marble runTrack for rolling spheres
- lose one's marblesGo insane
- marble cakeSwirl-patterned baked confection
- lost one's marbles
- all the marblesTotal stakes in competition
- losing your marbles