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(noun) a card game in which the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21 |
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Synonyms: twenty-one, vingt-et-un |
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Related Words: card game, cards |
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(noun) a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used for hitting people |
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Synonyms: cosh, sap |
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Related Words: bludgeon |
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(verb) exert pressure on someone through threats |
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Synonyms: blackmail, pressure |
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Related Words: act upon, influence |
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(noun) a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets |
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Synonyms: Quercus marilandica, blackjack oak, jack oak |
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Related Words: scrub oak |
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