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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

I spy en · NOUN

Etymology

From the phrase I spy with my little eye used in the game.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A game where players have to guess what one can see, based on the initial letter of the object.
    • - Let's play I spy! I spy with my little eye something beginning with W. - Is it a watering-can?
  2. (archaic, uncountable) A children's game of hide and seek, so called from the cry when one is found.

Forms

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Hypernyms

guessing game

Translations (5)

es veo veo (guessing game) · sv but see ett skepp kommer lastat (guessing game) · fi I spy -leikki (guessing game) · de ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst (guessing game) · pl gra w zgadywanie tego, co się widzi (guessing game)