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tournaments

/ˈtʊrnəmənts/ /ˈtʊrnəmɛnts/

Meanings
noun
During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war.

Examples :

"During the Middle Ages, tournaments helped knights practice fighting skills. "
history war military sport entertainment royal culture action tradition event

Related Words

Illustration individual

individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.

"He is an unusual individual."

Illustration contests

contests noun

/ˈkɑntɛsts/ /kənˈtɛsts/

Controversy; debate.

"no contest"

Illustration assigning

assigning verb

/əˈsaɪnɪŋ/

To designate or set apart something for some purpose.

"to assign a day for trial"

Illustration undirected

undirected adjective

/ˌʌndɪˈrɛktɪd/ /ˌʌndaɪˈrɛktɪd/

Not directed

"The child's drawing was undirected; she simply scribbled on the page without a specific plan or subject. "

Illustration determine

determine verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

To set the boundaries or limits of.

"The teacher determined the rules for the classroom project, setting clear limits on the length of presentations. "

Illustration competitively

competitively adverb

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli/

In a competitive manner.

"Two students worked competitively to solve the math problem, each wanting to be the first to find the answer. "

Illustration championship

championship noun

/ˈtʃæmpi.ənʃɪp/

A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

"The school's basketball team won the championship this year. "

Illustration organizers

organizers noun

/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzərz/

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

"The organizers of the school fair worked hard to make it a fun day for everyone. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration basketball

basketball noun

/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

"My younger brother loves playing basketball after school. "

Illustration strongest

strongest adjective

/ˈstɹɑŋɡəst/ /ˈstɹɒŋɡəst/ /ˈstɹɔŋɡəst/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

Illustration succession

succession noun

/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

An act of following in sequence.

"The succession of students lining up for lunch was orderly. "