All related terms of 'seven-seven'

Seven is the number 7.

a card game in which the lead to each round determines the trump suit

the oceans of the world considered as the N and S Pacific , the N and S Atlantic , and the Arctic , Antarctic , and Indian Oceans

a score traditionally regarded in Australia as being unlucky

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one and is a prime number

→ the Seven Sisters

seven Christian youths from Ephesus who were walled up in a cave by the Emperor Decius in 250 ad and, according to legend , slept for 187 years

the seven leading industrial nations , Canada , France, Germany, Italy, Japan , UK, and the US, whose heads of government and finance ministers meet regularly to coordinate economic policy

a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in each of the first two rounds , one card face up in each of the next four rounds, and one card face down in the last round, each of the last five rounds being followed by a betting interval

→ a fuller name for the deadly sins

mythical boots that allowed the wearer to travel seven leagues (a former unit of measurement ), ie a great length, at each step

a tendency towards infidelity , traditionally said to begin after about seven years of marriage

the war (1756–63) of Britain and Prussia , who emerged in the ascendant , against France and Austria , resulting from commercial and colonial rivalry between Britain and France and from the conflict in Germany between Prussia and Austria

a group of seven liberal arts colleges in the north-eastern United States, comprised of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe , Smith , Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges; they were all founded as institutions for women, although Radclife and Vassar are no longer solely for female students.

twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week ; constantly; all the time

the seven members of an expedition undertaken to regain for Polynices , a son of Oedipus , his share in the throne of Thebes from his usurping brother Eteocles . The seven are usually listed as Polynices, Adrastus, Amphiaraus, Capaneus, Hippomedon, Tydeus, and Parthenopaeus. The campaign failed and the warring brothers killed each other in single combat before the Theban walls

an arrangement of seven bars forming a square figure of eight , used in electronic displays of alphanumeric characters: any letter or figure can be represented by illuminating selected bars

→ Rome 2

the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built : the Palatine , Capitoline , Quirinal, Caelian, Aventine, Esquiline, and Viminal

to give a severe beating to

the developing countries of the world

If you say that someone or something is a nine -day wonder or a one -day wonder , you disapprove of the fact that they are attracting so much interest and attention , because you think that their popularity will only last for a very short time.

the seven structures considered by ancient and medieval scholars to be the most wondrous of the ancient world. The list varies , but generally consists of the Pyramids of Egypt , the Hanging Gardens of Babylon , Phidias' statue of Zeus at Olympia , the temple of Artemis at Ephesus , the mausoleum of Halicarnassus , the Colossus of Rhodes , and the Pharos (or lighthouse ) of Alexandria

If something happens 24-7 , it happens all the time without ever stopping . 24-7 means twenty-four hours a day , seven days a week .

a fairy tale in which a young princess runs away from her murderous stepmother and is sheltered by seven dwarfs