Jackstraws (Noun)
Meaning
A game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The children's eyes widened as their grandfather pulled out the faded box of jackstraws from beneath the attic stairs.
- She carefully reached her small fingers into the pile of jackstraws, praying she wouldn't knock any over.
- Jackstraws were a game her grandmother taught her during their summer vacations at the beach.
- Trying to pick a single jackstraw from the massive pile proved a challenge even for the adults at the party.
- His arthritic fingers trembled slightly as he tried to delicately grasp the jackstraws.