solitaire
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- noun
- /ˈsɒlɪˌtɛr/
- US
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solitario
- As a trustee of Verse, the magazine, I often watched her turn over a poet's future like she was playing solitaire, putting the ones that could do something for her poetry up with the aces at the top, burning another one in the pile.
- Townsend's solitaire
Examples
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Among these images are stars positioned so that they outline, from point to point, the body of the solitaire.
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Isaac draws the portrait of the solitaire as it was described to him by a very old man who had seen one of the last of that strange species.
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Of course our solitaire existed.
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I see Solitaire Townsend was cutely named after a western North American bird, the Townsend's Solitaire.
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I see Solitaire Townsend was cutely named after a western North American bird, the Townsend's Solitaire.
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It will be interesting to see how governments react as the extraction and use of shale gas start to kick in worldwide. Being very abundant and relatively low carbon, shale gas is perhaps one of the closest things we have to Solitaire's "carbon fairy."
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The Townsend's solitaire is known for its sweet and melodious song, often heard in the quiet woods.
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While hiking, we were delighted to see a solitaire perched on a branch, singing beautifully.
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Birdwatchers often seek out the solitaire for its distinctive call and striking appearance.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solitaire for the grey thrush comes from the Latin solitarius, from solus 'alone', because these birds often live and sing by themselves; think of the familiar word solo, and you will remember the bird's lonely song.