Definition of Musical chairs

1. Noun. A child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated.

Exact synonyms: Going To Jerusalem
Generic synonyms: Child's Game

2. Noun. A rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance. "Shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment"
Generic synonyms: Rearrangement

Lexicographical Neighbors of Musical Chairs

musicality
musicalization
musicalizations
musicalize
musicalized
musicalizes
musicalizing
musically
musicalness
musicals
musical accompaniment
musical agraphia
musical alexia
musical arrangement
musical box
musical chairs (current term)
musical comedy
musical composition
musical drama
musical genre
musical group
musical harmony
musical instrument
musical instrument digital interface
musical interval
musical mode
musical murmur
musical notation
musical note
musical octave

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