Marbles
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Marbles
noun
verb
- To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly.
- To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants.
- To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble.
- (of meat, especially beef) To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat.
- (by extension) To lace or be laced throughout.
noun
- Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).
"Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses."
- (usually in a limited number of expressions) Sanity.
"Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us."
- Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners.
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marbleize