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Definition of Gamelike
1. similar to a game (a contest governed by a set of rules) [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamelike
Literary usage of Gamelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practice with Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6by Debbie Diller by Debbie Diller (2005)
"Literacy work stations are highly motivating for most students, and practicing
phonics in a gamelike manner with the support of a peer can influence ..."
2. The Horse of America in His Derivation, History and Development by John Hankins Wallace (1897)
"The windpipe was so unusually large and stood out so much as a distinct feature
that it marred what otherwise would have been a gamelike throat-latch and ..."
3. The Ouananiche and Its Canadian Environment by Edward Thomas Davies Chambers (1896)
"... of its gamelike qualities and of the superior firmness and flavor of its flesh,
would seem to call for a larger measure of recognition at their hands. ..."
4. The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America, Including the Partridges by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1897)
"The flesh is white and palatable, and the species, from their thoroughly gamelike
ways and habits, are justly esteemed as perhaps the most gallant and ..."
5. Reminiscences of a Sportsman by Joel Parker Whitney (1906)
"These salmon, however, will rise well to the fly, and are vigorously gamelike.
Crystal Lake is infested also with a red salamander lizard, ..."
6. Practice with Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6by Debbie Diller by Debbie Diller (2005)
"Literacy work stations are highly motivating for most students, and practicing
phonics in a gamelike manner with the support of a peer can influence ..."
7. The Horse of America in His Derivation, History and Development by John Hankins Wallace (1897)
"The windpipe was so unusually large and stood out so much as a distinct feature
that it marred what otherwise would have been a gamelike throat-latch and ..."
8. The Ouananiche and Its Canadian Environment by Edward Thomas Davies Chambers (1896)
"... of its gamelike qualities and of the superior firmness and flavor of its flesh,
would seem to call for a larger measure of recognition at their hands. ..."
9. The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America, Including the Partridges by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1897)
"The flesh is white and palatable, and the species, from their thoroughly gamelike
ways and habits, are justly esteemed as perhaps the most gallant and ..."
10. Reminiscences of a Sportsman by Joel Parker Whitney (1906)
"These salmon, however, will rise well to the fly, and are vigorously gamelike.
Crystal Lake is infested also with a red salamander lizard, ..."
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