Use this glossary to check an unfamiliar term without seeing entries rearranged into solution sets. Every board entry remains in its original order, and each definition stands alone.
ALPHABET BLOCKS
Small educational blocks marked with letters for early learning, spelling and play.
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Blocks may also display numbers, pictures or simple words on their other faces.
The phrase can describe lettered block imagery used in illustrations or decorative designs.
BARCLAYS CENTER
A major indoor sports and entertainment arena in Brooklyn, New York.
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The name can refer to the venue as an event destination or performance location.
It appears in the name Atlantic Av–Barclays Center, a nearby subway station complex.
BOWLING ALLEY
A building or facility equipped for playing the sport of bowling.
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The term can refer more narrowly to the long prepared surface used for rolling a bowling ball.
It may also denote the entertainment business operating inside such a facility.
COLOSSEUM
The vast ancient amphitheater in central Rome traditionally known by this name.
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Lowercase colosseum can mean a very large stadium, arena or public entertainment building.
The name is also used for buildings, venues and creative works named after the Roman monument.
CUP-AND-BALL
A traditional handheld toy involving a cup and a tethered ball that must be caught.
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The name also refers to the dexterity game played with that toy.
Related forms replace the cup with a spike or use both catching features.
FISHING BOAT
A boat designed, equipped or regularly used for catching fish.
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The phrase can cover small recreational craft as well as large commercial vessels.
It may describe a vessel used to transport anglers to fishing grounds.
FREEWAY
A high-capacity road designed for fast traffic with controlled access.
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Freeway is the title of a 1996 crime film.
The word appears as a stage name, brand name and title in several other contexts.
HOCKEY RINK
The bounded ice or prepared playing surface on which hockey is played.
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The phrase can include the surrounding boards, benches and related playing enclosure.
Informally, it may refer to the larger facility containing the playing surface.
JACOB'S LADDER
The ladder or stairway to heaven seen by Jacob in the biblical Book of Genesis.
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A handheld toy made from blocks connected by ribbons to produce a cascading illusion.
An electrical device that creates a rising arc between two diverging conductors.
A common name applied to several plants with ladder-like arrangements of leaflets.
A flexible hanging ladder used aboard a ship or in other climbing settings.
LINCOLN LOGS
A construction-toy brand consisting of notched pieces used to build miniature structures.
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The name can refer to the individual pieces included in the construction sets.
It can also describe models or cabins assembled from those branded pieces.
PANTHEON
The celebrated ancient domed building in Rome that is now used as a church.
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A pantheon can mean all the gods belonging to a religion or tradition.
It can mean a group of people or things regarded as especially distinguished.
The word may describe a building dedicated to honoring a nation's notable dead.
SPANISH STEPS
The monumental outdoor stairway rising from Piazza di Spagna in Rome.
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The name can also refer broadly to the stairway's immediate public gathering area.
It is used in titles and descriptions of artworks, photographs and scenes depicting the site.
SUPERMARKET
A large self-service store selling food, drinks and everyday household goods.
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The word may refer to the retail business operating such a store.
It can be used attributively for products, pricing or services associated with large grocery stores.
SWIMMING POOL
An artificial basin filled with water and maintained for swimming or bathing.
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The term may refer to an indoor or outdoor facility built around such a basin.
It can describe a competition, training, therapeutic or recreational pool according to use.
TENNIS COURT
A marked rectangular playing surface designed for games of tennis.
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The phrase can include the surrounding run-off area and fixed court equipment.
It may identify a hard, clay, grass or synthetic surface prepared for tennis.
TREVI FOUNTAIN
The monumental eighteenth-century fountain in Rome's Trevi district.
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The name may refer broadly to the immediate visitor area surrounding the monument.
It is also used in titles or descriptions of images and works depicting the fountain.
