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7️⃣ The number 7 👥 A set of 7 🃏 A playing card
seven

seven

3 1.0
A playing card with one more dot than a six
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛvən/
: siete
  • The third card is the seven of hearts.
  • three sevens
  • row of sevens
  • sevens are wild

Examples

Synonyms

seven-spot
vsseven
1 8.8

A playing card in a deck that shows seven dots

has identical meaning but is the more common name used for that card

Idioms

twenty-four seven
  • Informal
30 3.4

Happens all the time without stopping

on call twenty-four seven
1 4.1

Always ready to work or help, day and night

four score and seven years ago
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A way to say eighty-seven years ago, used by Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Gettysburg Address

fall seven times, stand up eight
9.0

To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail

Compounds

seven-day
139 1.0

Lasts for seven days

seven seas
9 3.4

All the seas and oceans of the world that people can travel by ship

Seven Wonders of the World
6 3.2

Seven famous ancient buildings like the Great Pyramid and Hanging Gardens

seven iron
  • Specialized
3 5.9

A golf club with a slanted face for hitting high shots toward the green

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
1 4.2

A famous list of seven great buildings from ancient times

Seven Years' War
1 7.4

A major war from 1756 to 1763 between many European countries with battles in Europe and North America

Seven Hills of Rome
1 7.5

Seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

seven-up
1 9.9

A card game where the first player to reach seven points wins

seven-spot
1 8.8

A playing card in a deck that shows seven dots

seven-shooter
1 9.1

A gun that holds seven bullets and fires them without reloading

Surface Forms

seven singular
sevens plural

Etymology

Seven for a playing card simply uses the number name and comes from the old word Latin septem (and Greek hepta); a 'seven' card just shows seven marks, so its name means the number '7'.