blackjack
A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21…A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
» Tom is at a blackjack table.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over.
Blackjack, Einundzwanzig, Siebzehn und Vier
блэкдже́кblɛkdžék, два́дцать одно́dvádcatʹ odnó, очко́očkó
(countable, uncountable)A hand in the game of blackjack consisting of a face card and an ace.
(countable, uncountable)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 normally cancels a black jack).
(countable, uncountable)A variant of hearts where the Jack of Spades is the penalty card.
(countable, uncountable)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).
a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
(countable, uncountable)A small, flat, blunt, usually leather-covered weapon loaded with heavy material such as lead or ball bearings, intended to inflict a blow to the head that renders the victim unconscious with diminished risk of lasting cranial trauma.
Totschläger
(countable, uncountable)A tool of leather filled with shot (or similar), resembling the weapon, used for shaping sheet metal.
a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
(countable, uncountable)Any of several species of weed of genus Bidens, such as Bidens pilosa, in the family Compositae.
(countable, uncountable)Any of a series of hard, dark soils, often considered low quality, but suitable for growing certain crops such as cotton.
(Australia, UK, countable, rare, uncountable)Ammonium bituminosulfonate.
Examples
4 sentencesTom is at a blackjack table.
Tom usually loses at blackjack.
deNormalerweise verliert Tom im Blackjack.
Brian hit two blackjacks in a row.
They played a short round of blackjack before leaving the casino.
Translations
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Origin
Biblical Hebrew עָקַבBiblical Hebrew עָקַב
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Forms
plural: blackjacksSynonyms
11 synonyms- 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:twenty-onevingt-et-un
- a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people:coshsap
- a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets:blackjack oakjack oakQuercus marilandica
- a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship:black flagpirate flagJolly Roger
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable