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seven-spot

seven-spot

1 8.8
A playing card in a deck that shows seven dots
  • noun
: siete
  • There are four seven-spots in a standard deck of cards.

Examples

  • The winning card was the seven-spot of clubs.

  • He drew the seven-spot of diamonds and smiled at his luck.

  • I drew a seven-spot from the deck.

  • The seven-spot is often used in card games.

  • He drew the seven-spot of diamonds and smiled at his luck.

  • The winning card was the seven-spot of clubs.

  • There are four seven-spots in a standard deck of cards.

Synonyms

seven
vsseven-spot
3 1.0

A playing card with one more dot than a six

has identical meaning but is a traditional alternate name

How High

nine-spot
6.7
seven-spot
1 8.8
six-spot
6.3
five-spot
1 7.7
four-spot
8.1
three
1 1.0

Surface Forms

seven-spot singular
seven-spots plural

Morphology

seven-spot = seven + spot (transparent) = seven + spot

Clear compound of the numeral 'seven' and the noun 'spot', meaning the spot showing seven pips (hence the card).

Etymology

Seven-spot comes from the parts seven and spot, where seven is the number and spot means a 'dot' or 'mark' (like the spots on dice). So a seven-spot is simply a playing card that shows seven spots (pips) on its face.