What is another word for thirteen?

Pronunciation: [θɜːtˈiːn] (IPA)

Thirteen is a numerical term that is used to represent the number 13. However, there are several synonyms that can be used in place of this word. Some of the synonyms for thirteen include bakers' dozen, trey, and terce. The term "baker's dozen" is often used in reference to thirteen because it traditionally means thirteen rather than twelve. Trey is another word that can be used instead of thirteen, particularly in card games such as poker or blackjack. Lastly, terce is an archaic term that also means thirteen. While these synonyms may not be used as frequently as the word thirteen, they can add variety to one's vocabulary.

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  • Equivalence

    • Cardinal number
      13.
    • Adjective
      13.
    • Proper noun, singular
      13.
    • Noun, singular or mass
      13.
    • Interjection
      13.
  • Independent

    • Cardinal number
      -13, .13, 13., 13:13.

What are the hypernyms for Thirteen?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for thirteen?

Thirteen is a numerical term that refers to the count of objects or things that make up a total of thirteen. Opposite to thirteen is zero, the absence of any number or objects. The antonyms for thirteen include none, zero, zilch, zip, naught, and nothing. In terms of direction, the opposite of thirteen can be both clockwise and counter-clockwise from thirteen on a clock face, depending on what direction one wants to go. Other possible antonyms for thirteen include abundance, plethora, and profusion, which all refer to an enormous quantity of something, unlike thirteen, which only represents a specific count.

What are the antonyms for Thirteen?

Usage examples for Thirteen

Thus after twelve o'clock midday the count went on thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen o'clock, until midnight, which was twenty-four o'clock.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
We came to England when we were about thirteen and fourteen; we hated it, the awful w-weather and all our relations.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
It appeared that one horse fell and about thirteen of the guards remained on the road.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz

Famous quotes with Thirteen

  • There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom.
    Ben Affleck
  • But, when I was about thirteen, I began to sort of sing in my neighborhood.
    Ruben Blades
  • Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you.
    Erma Bombeck
  • The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs.
    Jackson Browne
  • Falling little wind, it was five before I could form my line, or distinguish any of the enemy's motions; and could not judge at all of their force, more than by numbers, which were seventeen, and thirteen appeared large.
    John Byng

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