n. 1. a toy shaped somewhat like a top, but having four flat sides, each marked with one of the Hebrew letters nun, gimel, he, or shin. It is spun like a top, and the letter showing when it stops spinning determines the outcome of a game of chance. [ PJC ]

2. a game of chance played with a dreidel{ 1 }, most commonly by children at Hannukah. [ PJC ]