16th
Two past fourteen
Sixteenth, the ordinal form of sixteen.
It indicates position in a sequence: She finished 16th in the race.
The 16th marks a date: My birthday is the 16th.
In American culture, a sweet 16 birthday holds special significance for girls.
The 16th amendment established the federal income tax.
European cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
Shakespeare · Galileo · Luther · Machiavelli · Copernicus · Michelangelo · conquistadors · Armada
Annual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- sixteenthOrdinal for 16
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
coming-of-age · sweet sixteen · quinceañera · party · commemoration · annual · monthly · calendar
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- decimalTenths-based notation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- percentageProportion out of hundred
ratio · segment · slice · portion · share · part · piece · division
Position number after fourteen
- seventeenthRanking at position seventeen
- positionLocation or stance
- placePosition or location
- rankingOrdered position assignment
standings · placement · finish · seed · slot · spot · competitor · qualifier
Ground combat troops
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- corpsMilitary unit or group
armored · airborne · artillery · cavalry · mechanized · army · military · formation
Government charge on earnings
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- federalDivided governmental authority
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
revenue · Congress · constitutional · reform · progressive · legislation · 1913 · apportionment
Renaissance
European cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
Baroque · Shakespeare · Galileo · Luther · Machiavelli · Copernicus · Michelangelo · conquistadors · Armada · Habsburg
birthday
Annual date of origin
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- sixteenthOrdinal for 16
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
milestone · coming-of-age · sweet sixteen · quinceañera · party · commemoration · annual · monthly · calendar · day
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- decimalTenths-based notation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
percentage · ratio · segment · slice · portion · share · part · piece · division · split
fifteenth
Position number after fourteen
- seventeenthRanking at position seventeen
- positionLocation or stance
- placePosition or location
ranking · standings · placement · finish · seed · slot · spot · competitor · qualifier · contender
infantry
Ground combat troops
corps · armored · airborne · artillery · cavalry · mechanized · army · military · formation · unit
income tax
Government charge on earnings
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- federalDivided governmental authority
taxation · revenue · Congress · constitutional · reform · progressive · legislation · 1913 · apportionment · direct tax