twenty-one

/twˈɛntiwˌɒn/

/ˈtwɛntiˌwɔn/

twenty-one

the number 21; the number of days in three weeks

synonyms : XXI

twenty-one

describing a quantity that is one more than twenty

synonyms : xxi

Twenty-one

a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21

synonyms : blackjack

Examples

1. Twenty-one died before they found fresh provisions at Cape Verde.

2. She's TWENTY-ONE years old

3. I need doors nothing but doors Twenty-one savage no 21 doors.

4. When my mother was diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in 1981, she had been in the HOSPITAL for twenty-one days.