poker

Everyday

1. A card game in which players bet money or chips on whose cards are best, often bluffing (pretending). tree →
2. A metal rod used to move burning wood or coal in a fireplace. tree →
3. Someone who pokes (rare). tree →
4. (poker face) A face that shows no feelings. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, a poker is kept by an open fire with other fireside tools. Poker the card game is a betting game for adults; betting money is gambling and not for children. "Poker face" means hiding your feelings, useful in games. In maths, poker hands are a famous probability topic.

Examples

• Gran stirred the fire with the poker. tree →
• Never play with the hot poker. tree →
• The grown-ups played poker with chips. tree →
• He kept a poker face while he lied about the cake. tree →
• A poker is made of iron. tree →
• In poker, a "flush" is five cards of the same suit. tree →
• She rattled the poker up the chimney and tapped the walls. tree →

Note

Card game is uncountable ("play poker"); the fire tool is countable (a poker, pokers). Safety: a poker gets very hot. Gambling for money is for adults only and can cause harm.