Poker face A visage lacking any expression that can be interpreted, as in Whenever Betty attended one of her children's performances, she managed to keep a poker face. This term alludes to the facial. Love is a waiting game, which requires nerve, concentration, and a poker face.: Clark chuckled as the farmer tried to hide his astonishment with a poker face.: When all was done he filled his pipe slowly and turned troubled eyes after poker face.: He had been interrupted at the crucial point in a game of cribbage with poker face and the cattleman's weak spot was cribbage.

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pok·er ¹

(pō′kər)n.

pok·er ²

(pō′kər)n.

poker

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poker

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pok•er¹

(ˈpoʊ kər)
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pok•er²

(ˈpoʊ kər)
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Poker

Noun	1.	poker - fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire fire hook, stove poker, salamander
2.	poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand card game, cards - a game played with playing cards draw poker, draw - poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; 'he played only draw and stud' high-low - poker in which the high and low hands split the pot penny ante poker, penny ante - poker played for small stakes straight poker - poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards strip poker - poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing stud poker, stud - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt raise - increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); 'I'll see your raise and double it' poker face - a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) jackpot, kitty, pot - the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) ante - (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

poker

¹[ˈpəʊkəʳ]N (for fire) → atizadorm, hurgónm

poker

²[ˈpəʊkəʳ]N (Cards) → pókerm, póquerm
to have a poker face → tener una caraimpasible, tener una cara de póker

The Meaning Of The Phrase Poker Faced

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What Is A Poker Face

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¹[ˈpəʊkəʳ]n (for fire) → attizzatoio

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Poker Terms And Meanings

²[ˈpəʊkəʳ]n (Cards) → pokerm inv

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(ˈpəukə) noun

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The Meaning Of The Phrase Poker Faces

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The Meaning Of The Phrase Poker Face Mask

• 1An impassive expression that hides one's true feelings.

  ‘In Europe and North America, these display rules encourage vivid facial expressions of emotion; a poker face is generally regarded as dull or deceptive.’

  • ‘Scott hid his grin behind a poker face - something he'd learned from Johnny.’
  • ‘When we express our goodwill, we usually use a smile or a welcoming expression, not just a political poker face.’
  • ‘He looked like he was brooding, but was hiding it behind the perfect poker face.’
  • ‘Without comment, he took the two cards he needed, hiding his contempt behind his poker face.’
  • ‘When he told me, I kept my poker face, but my insides went away.’
  • ‘He kept a poker face, reported the facts, and protected his sources.’
  • ‘My question is, when you know the contestant is giving you the wrong answer and a lot of money is at stake, how do you keep your poker face?’
  • ‘‘Now you're sure you know the rules’ I asked them over the top of my glasses with my sternest poker face.’
  • ‘Maguire walks this line with great skill and an unbelievable poker face.’
  • ‘He called his boss at the forwarding company ‘stoneman,’ because his boss has a poker face.’
  • ‘Does he regularly practice his poker face in front of the mirror?’
  • ‘Students usually keep a poker face because they don't want to be called on.’
  • ‘It's a poker face that's required in this game, and I've never been much good at cards.’
  • ‘The joy of it is in the sweat and butterflies, the clamped lips and steely eyes of the poker face.’
  • ‘‘Done,’ he said simply, sporting his best poker face.’
  • ‘‘Well,’ putting on her best poker face, Jennifer continued.’
  • ‘Years of practice in maintaining a poker face allowed him to take in his stride the invasion of his office by young women in light, summer dresses and a tale about one of them digging up a fortune while creating a winter herb garden.’
  • ‘The thing is, I still have to put my poker face up.’
  • ‘My hands shook from fear but I kept my poker face.’

  1. 1.1A person with a poker face.