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roulette

/rʊˈlɛt/

/ruˈlɛt/

roulettenoun

roulettes

/rʊˈlɛt/

/ruˈlɛt/

Translations

рулетка

The roulette wheel spun rapidly as the ball bounced around.

Колесо рулетки быстро вращалось, пока шарик прыгал.

Additional translations

игра

казино

Definitions

A gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a revolving wheel with numbered compartments, the players betting on which compartment the ball will come to rest in.

She placed her chips on number 17 in the game of roulette, hoping for a big win.

A situation or activity that involves a high degree of risk or uncertainty.

Investing in the stock market can sometimes feel like a game of roulette.

A small toothed wheel or hand-tool used to create rows of perforations or decorative dots in leather, paper, metal, etc.

The artisan passed a roulette along the paper's edge to produce an even line of tiny holes.

Synonyms

wheel game

chance game

casino game

gambling game

rouletteverb

rouletted

Past Simple

rouletted

Past Participle

rouletting

Gerund

/ruːˈlɛt/

/ruˈlɛt/

Used chiefly in technical contexts for marking materials; rarely, to mean ‘to play roulette’.

Definitions

To mark or shape (a material) with a roulette tool, producing a series of small perforations or decorative impressions.

The jeweller rouletted the band to give it a textured finish.

To play the gambling game of roulette.

They spent the evening rouletting at the casino.

Synonyms

take a gamble

rouletteadjective

Used attributively to qualify nouns relating to the gambling game (e.g., "roulette wheel", "roulette table").

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of the gambling game of roulette.

The casino bought a new roulette table for the high-rollers’ area.

Involving a high degree of risk or governed largely by chance; random or unpredictable.

Entering the market without research is a roulette strategy that can backfire.