marbles Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
   
2. noun the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
   wits.
   
   • he used his wits to get ahead
   • I was scared out of my wits
   • he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
3. noun a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
   marble.
   
4. noun a small ball of glass that is used in various games
   marble.
   
5. noun a sculpture carved from marble
   marble.
   
6. verb paint or stain like marble
   marble.
   
   • marble paper

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