blackjack

/ˈblækd͡ʒæk/

noun 6verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

other, round, short

We played a short blackjack game at the casino before heading to dinner.

VERB + BLACKJACK

lead-filled, loses

He lost everything at the blackjack table in Atlantic City last summer.

BLACKJACK + NOUN

table

She lost two hundred dollars at the blackjack table last night.

PREP.

with

She won fifty dollars playing blackjack with her friends at the casino last night.

ADV.

usually

The dealer usually wins at blackjack when players don't know basic strategy.

Definitions

noun

A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.

A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.

A variant of switch where each player is initially dealt the same number of cards, usually seven, and when one player plays a black jack the player whose turn comes next has to pick up that many cards, unless they play a red jack (as this n

A variant of hearts where the Jack of Spades is the penalty card.

The flag (i.e., a jack) traditionally flown by pirate ships; popularly thought to be a white skull and crossed bones on a black field (the Jolly Roger).

verb

To strike with a blackjack or similar weapon.

“We cannot have you getting blackjacked and bound yet again.”

noun

A fan of the South Korean girl group 2NE1.

The queens of K-pop, 2NE1, are gearing up for their world tour in March and Blackjacks could not be more excited!

It’s this sort of brash ethos that resonates with Blackjacks (as 2NE1’s fans are known).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a gambling game using cards

twenty-one
vingt-et-un

noun — a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle

verb — exert pressure on someone through threats

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The pain is sometimes like the dull, heavy thud of being hit with a lead-filled blackjack; other times like a wizard is reaching deep below the skin and ripping muscles, tendons, and nerves.

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A little creek ran through the land, and the prairie rolled a little there, too. Nothing but blackjacks for miles around it, but on that section, because of the water, I suppose, there were elms and p

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A steep slope rose, crested by stunted blackjacks.

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“We cannot have you getting blackjacked and bound yet again.”

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The queens of K-pop, 2NE1, are gearing up for their world tour in March and Blackjacks could not be more excited!

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It’s this sort of brash ethos that resonates with Blackjacks (as 2NE1’s fans are known).

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Usage Notes

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