dreidel
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5ADJ.
little, ready
VERB + DREIDEL
play, sided, sides
DREIDEL + NOUN
dr
PREP.
during, on, up
ADV.
often, then, then
Definitions
noun
A four-sided spinning top, inscribed with the four Hebrew letters נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hey), and ש (shin) (or פ (pey)) on each side, often used to play a traditional game during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay. / And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play. / Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. / Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play.
The dreidel is a spinning toy, painstakingly fashioned out of plastic polymer by Jewish craftsmen in Vietnam. Used for tabletop gambling games during Hanukkah, the dreidel often ends up on the floor and sometimes in the dog's small intestine.
A gambling game played using this top.
We do not spend our days huddled in smoke-filled rooms plotting world domination while Jared Kushner plays dreidel in the back with Noam Chomsky and George Soros sneaks the last latke.
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6I have a little dreidel. I made it out of clay. / And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play. / Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay. / Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dr
WiktionaryThe dreidel is a spinning toy, painstakingly fashioned out of plastic polymer by Jewish craftsmen in Vietnam. Used for tabletop gambling games during Hanukkah, the dreidel often ends up on the floor a
WiktionaryErickson shared images on CNN iReport that show mixed holiday decorations in their Falmouth, Massachusetts, home, from a menorah and advent calendar to stockings bearing the phrase “shalom” and plates
WiktionaryThe letters on the four sides of the dreidel are the first letters of the words in the sentence; "A great miracle happened here."
Tatoeba · #4481827During the feast of Hanukkah it is customary to play with a four sided dreidel.
Tatoeba · #4481830Contrary to popular legend, the four letters on the dreidel stand for the Yiddish words "gants" (all), "halb" (half), "shtel ayn" (put in), and "nisht" (not).
Tatoeba · #9444727