Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [twen-tee, twuhn- wuhn]
- /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- wʌn/
- /ˈtwenti wʌn/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [twen-tee, twuhn- wuhn]
- /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- wʌn/
Definitions of twenty-one word
- noun twenty-one a cardinal number, 20 plus 1. 1
- noun twenty-one a symbol for this number, as 21 or XXI. 1
- noun twenty-one a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun twenty-one Also, 21.Also called blackjack. a gambling game at cards, in which the object is to obtain from the dealer cards whose values add up to, or close to, 21 but which do not exceed it. 1
- adjective twenty-one amounting to 21 in number. 1
- noun twenty-one cardinal number: 21 1
Information block about the term
Parts of speech for Twenty-one
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
twenty-one popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for twenty-one
noun twenty-one
- bingo — Bingo is a game in which each player has a card with numbers on. Someone calls out numbers and if you are the first person to have all your numbers called out, you win the game.
- canasta — a card game for two to six players who seek to amass points by declaring sets of cards
- crazy eights — a card game played by two or more persons with a 52-card deck, the object of which is to be the first to get rid of one's hand by successively playing a card of the same suit or denomination as that played by the preceding player, with an eight counting for any desired suit.
- game of chance — a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
- gin — a female Aborigine.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with tw
- Words starting with twe
- Words starting with twen
- Words starting with twent
- Words starting with twenty
- Words starting with twentyo
- Words starting with twentyon
- Words starting with twentyone
Was this page helpful?
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?