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Showing words for GAMBLE using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Gamble

gamble

5 Letter Words for Gamble

amble, bagel, bagle, belam, belga, blame, gable, galbe, gambe, gleam, gleba, melba

4 Letter Words for Gamble

abel, able, albe, alem, alme, ambe, amel, bale, balm, beal, beam, bela, bema, blae, blag, blam, blea, egal, egma, gael, gale, gamb, game, geal, glam, lamb, lame, leam, mabe, mage, male, meal, mega, mela, mgal

3 Letter Words for Gamble

abl, abm, age, alb, ale, alg, amb, ame, bae, bag, bal, bam, beg, bel, eam, ela, elb, elm, gab, gal, gam, geb, gel, gem, glb, lab, lag, lam, lea, leg, lem, mab, mae, mag, mal, mba, mea, meg, mel

Definitions for Gamble

[1] to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
[2] to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.
[3] to lose or squander by betting (usually followed by away ): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.
[4] to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom.
[5] to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.
[6] any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
[7] a venture in a game of chance for stakes, especially for high stakes.
[8] (intr) to play games of chance to win money
[9] to risk or bet (money) on the outcome of an event, sport, etc
[10] (intr often foll by on ) to act with the expectation of to gamble on its being a sunny day
[11] (often foll by away) to lose by or as if by betting; squander
[12] a risky act or venture
[13] a bet, wager, or other risk or chance taken for possible monetary gain

Words related to Gamble

wager, venture, bet, speculate, raffle, lottery, risk, fling, uncertainty, leap, stab, action, spec, play, jeopardize, brave, challenge, stake, back, hazard

Words nearby Gamble

gambian, gambian trypanosomiasis, gambier, gambier islands, gambit, gamble, gamblers' fallacy, gambling, gambling house, gamboge, gambol

Origin of Gamble

1150–1200; Middle English gamenen to play (Old English gamenian ), with substitution of -le for -en; see game1

Words that may be confused with Gamble

gamble, gambol

Other words from Gamble

gam·bler , noun
an·ti·gam·bling , adjective
non·gam·bler , noun
out·gam·ble , verb (used with object), out·gam·bled, out·gam·bling.
o·ver·gam·ble , verb (used with object), o·ver·gam·bled, o·ver·gam·bling.
pro·gam·bling , adjective
re·gam·ble , verb, re·gam·bled, re·gam·bling.
un·gam·bled , adjective
un·gam·bling , adjective

Word origin for Gamble

C18: probably variant of game 1

Synonyms for Gamble

bet, long shot, venture, wager, action, fling, leap, lottery, raffle, risk, spec, stab, uncertainty, outside chance, shot in the dark, throw of the dice, toss up