| slovo | definícia |
joker
(encz) | joker,vtipálek luke |
joker
(encz) | joker,žolík n: [karet.] luke |
Joker
(gcide) | Joker \Jok"er\, n.
1. One who makes jokes or jests.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Card Playing) See Best bower, under 2d Bower.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Card Playing) An extra card usually included in a deck of
playing cards, having the same design as the others on the
back, but on the face having a picture of a jester. It is
not included in the deck used in most games, but in
certain games may be included and then takes on a special
value, such as the highest-valued card, or a wild card.
[PJC]
4. A clause placed in a document, such as a contract or a
piece of legislation, not itself appearing significant,
but in a subtle way substantially changing the effect of
the document.
[PJC]
5. Hence: Any fact or condition which is unknown or not
apparent, which reverses an apparently advantageous
position; a kicker.
[PJC]
6. A person; a fellow; a chap; -- usually used in a mildly
disparaging sense; as, who's the joker who left the ice
cream on the table?.
[PJC] |
Joker
(gcide) | Bower \Bow"er\ (bou"[~e]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called
from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See
Boor.]
One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the
game of euchre.
[1913 Webster]
Right bower, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card
(except the "Joker") in the game.
Left bower, the knave of the other suit of the same color
as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value.
Best bower or Joker, in some forms of euchre and some
other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack,
which takes precedence of all others as the highest card.
[1913 Webster] |
joker
(wn) | joker
n 1: a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes [syn: joker,
jokester]
2: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some
joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: joker, turkey]
3: an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects
its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when
I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"
4: a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a
jester |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
joker
(encz) | joker,vtipálek lukejoker,žolík n: [karet.] luke |
jokers
(encz) | jokers,vtipálci n: pl. Zdeněk Brožjokers,žolíci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
practical joker
(encz) | practical joker, n: |
joker
(wn) | joker
n 1: a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes [syn: joker,
jokester]
2: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some
joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: joker, turkey]
3: an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects
its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when
I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"
4: a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a
jester |
practical joker
(wn) | practical joker
n 1: someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn:
prankster, cut-up, trickster, tricker, hoaxer,
practical joker] |
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