NOUN | plant | blackjack, blackjack oak, jack oak, Quercus marilandica | a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves |
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artifact | blackjack, cosh, sap | a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle | |
artifact | blackjack, black flag, pirate flag, Jolly Roger | a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background | |
act | blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un | a gambling game using cards | |
VERB | social | blackjack, blackmail, pressure | exert pressure on someone through threats / threats |
Sounds | blae'kjhae.k | |
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Rhymes | aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek... |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | blackjack oak, jack oak, Quercus marilandica | |
Broader | scrub oak | Any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets |
Catalan | quercus marilandica |
Meaning | A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people. | |
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Synonyms | cosh, sap | |
Broader | bludgeon | A club used as a weapon |
Spanish | cachiporra, porra | |
Catalan | saba |
Meaning | A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship. | |
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Synonyms | black flag, pirate flag, Jolly Roger | |
Parts | skull and crossbones | emblem warning of danger or death |
Broader | flag | emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design |
Spanish | Jolly Roger | |
Catalan | Jolly Roger |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | twenty-one, vingt-et-un | |
Broader | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
Spanish | blackjack, veintiuna | |
Catalan | blackjack |
Meaning | Exert pressure on someone through threats / threats. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | blackmail, pressure | |
Broader | influence, act upon, work | Have and exert influence or effect |
Spanish | chantajear |
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