Definition of "marbles" in English

noun

1. Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).

   • Egyptian boys played marbles before the days of Moses.

2. (figurative, usually in a limited number of expressions) Sanity.

   • Grandpa's lost his marbles, but at least he still recognizes us.
   • Granny's still got all her marbles.
   • His lack of marbles is becoming ever more apparent.

3. (motor racing) Bits of rolled-up rubber shed by the tires of race cars that accumulate at the edges of the track, especially at the corners.

noun

1. plural of marble

   • Marbles were among the treasures found buried in the ruins of Pompeii.

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of marble