KLONDIKE

klondike

(noun) a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time

Klondike

(noun) a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Klondike

A region and river in the Yukon Territory of Canada.

(card games) A particular solitaire card game, requiring ordering randomly ordered cards according to rank.

Noun

Klondike (plural Klondikes)

(figuratively) A source of wealth or something else valuable.

Synonym: klondike

Noun

klondike (plural klondikes)

Alternative form of Klondike (“source of wealth”)

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins