poker : Idioms & Phrases
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draw poker
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noun poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
draw.
- he played only draw and stud
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penny ante poker
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noun poker played for small stakes
penny ante.
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poker alumroot
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noun plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
poker alumroot; Heuchera cylindrica.
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poker chip
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noun a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
chip.
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poker face
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noun a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)
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poker game
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noun any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
poker.
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poker hand
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noun the 5 cards held in a game of poker
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poker heuchera
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noun plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
poker alumroot; Heuchera cylindrica.
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Poker picture
- a picture formed in imitation of bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood with a heated poker or other iron.
Webster 1913
poker plant
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noun clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
Kniphofia uvaria.
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poker-faced
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adjective satellite deliberately impassive in manner
deadpan; unexpressive; impassive; expressionless.
- deadpan humor
- his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read
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red-hot poker
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noun widely cultivated hybrid poker plant
Kniphofia praecox.
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sea poker
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noun small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
poacher; sea poacher.
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Sea" poach"er, Sea" pok"er
(Also<
- Sea poacher
- Sea poker
)
Definitions
The lyrie.
Webster 1913
stove poker
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noun fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
poker; fire hook; salamander.
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straight poker
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noun poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards
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strip poker
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noun poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing
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stud poker
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noun poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
stud.