seven : Idioms & Phrases

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eighty-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than eighty
    lxxxvii; 87.
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fifty-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than fifty
    lvii; 57.
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forty-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than forty
    47; xlvii.
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ninety-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than ninety
    xcvii; 97.
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seven hills of rome

  • noun the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built
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seven iron

  • noun iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green
    mashie niblick.
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Seven sciences

  • . See the Note under Science, n., 4.
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seven seas

  • noun an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world
    • the old salt had sailed the seven seas
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Seven stars

  • (Astron.), the Pleiades.
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seven wonders of the ancient world

  • noun impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
    Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Seven wonders of the world

  • noun impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
    Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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  • . See under Wonders.
Webster 1913

seven years' war

  • noun a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it
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seven-day

  • adjective satellite lasting through a week
    weeklong.
    • her weeklong vacation
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seven-fold

  • adjective satellite having seven units or components
    septuple; sevenfold.
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seven-membered

  • adjective satellite of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members
    7-membered.
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seven-shooter

Sev"en-shoot`er noun
Definitions
  1. A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading. Colloq.
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seven-sided

  • adjective satellite having seven sides
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seven-spot

  • noun one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
    seven.
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seven-thirties

Sev`en-thir"ties noun plural
Definitions
  1. A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded.
Webster 1913

seven-up

  • noun a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
    old sledge.
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Sev"en-up` noun
Definitions
  1. The game of cards called also all fours, and old sledge. U. S.
Webster 1913

Seven-year apple

  • (Bot.), a rubiaceous shrub (Genipa clusiifolia) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible fruit.
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Seven-year vine

  • (Bot.), a tropical climbing plant (Ipom&oe;a tuberosa) related to the morning-glory.
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seventy-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than seventy
    77; lxxvii.
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sixty-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than sixty
    lxvii; 67.
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The bodies seven

  • (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the planets. Obs.
    Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe, Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper. Chaucer.
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thirty-seven

  • adjective satellite being seven more than thirty
    37; xxxvii.
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To be at six and seven ∨ at sixes and sevens

  • to be in disorder. Bacon. Shak. Swift.
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twenty-seven

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
    27; XXVII.
  • adjective satellite being seven more than twenty
    27; xxvii.
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