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lemmings

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lemmings.

Editorial note

An RTS is just Lemmings with units that will go where you tell them, after all.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

the first studio album by British progressive rock group Bachdenkel.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lemmings gathered in one view.

N

the first studio album by British progressive rock group Bachdenkel.

N

a 2006 video game developed by Team17 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

N

a puzzle-strategy video game originally developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991 and later ported for numerous other platforms.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lemmings.

N

the first studio album by British progressive rock group Bachdenkel.

N

a 2006 video game developed by Team17 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

N

a puzzle-strategy video game originally developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991 and later ported for numerous other platforms.

N

a television commercial produced by the Chiat/Day advertising agency that launched the "Macintosh Office" by Apple Computer in the United States, in January 1985, a year after the introduction of the Apple Macintosh in 1984.

Example sentences

1

An RTS is just Lemmings with units that will go where you tell them, after all.

2

I once applied for a job working for DMA just before Lemmings came out and in the phone call Dave Jones described Lemmings to me.

3

You might be interested in Lix [1], it's like Lemmings but with networked multiplayer, and it's open source (CC0).

4

My belief stemmed from the fact that I've heard of no break-out success herding games besides Lemmings itself.

5

I only found out about Lemmings when I was past my formative years, and it had long existed.

6

> Two player lemmings was crazy You should give Lix [1] a try, it's like Lemmings but with up-to-8-player networked multiplayer, and it's open source (CC0).

7

I wonder if Rockstar can sneak in a Lemmings mini game into GTA V without getting sued by Sony.

8

That's probably just as important history as the Lemmings game itself is.

9

I still remember Lemmings 2: The Tribes when I played it for the first time.

10

The thing I remember about lemmings was the frantic feeling of them just pouring in and having to time things right.

11

There were a number of Lemmings clones at the time.

12

I think some of the original Lemmings concepts and controls simply don’t translate to platforms with touch input and high resolution graphics.

Quote examples

1

There's also "The Complete History of Lemmings" [1] for Mike Dailly's (the guy who inspired the game) take on the making of Lemmings.

2

Go on the Apple app store and search for "lemmings".

Proper noun examples

1

She is our Walker Bush and is the leader of the Lemmings.

2

Lemmings stands out because it's got you herding around something besides sheep.

3

It feels like I see a Lemmings-like (side view herder, probably without any avatar of the player) every few years.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lemmings in a sentence?

An RTS is just Lemmings with units that will go where you tell them, after all.

What does lemmings mean?

the first studio album by British progressive rock group Bachdenkel.

What part of speech is lemmings?

lemmings is commonly used as N.