Marbles Common

a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)

"The kids spent their entire afternoon outside, laughing as they competed to sink colored marbles into the small hole at the end of the alley."

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

"he used his wits to get ahead"

"I was scared out of my wits"

"he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"

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

"The children spent their recess playing marbles on the pavement until it started to rain."

plural of marble