canasta

English Thesaurus

1. a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank (noun.act)

hypernym	:	rum, rummy,
definition	:	a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bolivia,
definition	:	a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded (noun.act)

hyponym	:	samba,
definition	:	a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers (noun.act)

derivation	:	meld,
definition	:	announce for a score; of cards in a card game (verb.communication)

derivation	:	meld,
definition	:	announce for a score; of cards in a card game (verb.communication)