21
Drinking age threshold
Twenty-one is the cardinal number between twenty and twenty-two.
It marks legal adulthood in the United States for drinking alcohol: She just turned 21.
In blackjack, 21 is the winning total, and the game itself is often called twenty-one.
The number carries cultural weight as a milestone birthday celebrating full adult status.
Cardinal after twenty
- aceSingle-pip card
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- dealerOne who sells goods
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
stand · bust · split · double-down · cards · casino · natural · shoe
Youth becoming adulthood
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- adulthoodState of being grown
maturity · majority · celebration · youth · adolescence · teenager · transition · independence
Facility for wagering
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
jackpot · stakes · high-roller · ante · house-edge · payout · chips · table
Formally registering a choice
- adulthoodState of being grown
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
plurality · mandate · electorate · democracy · legislation · consensus · governance · threshold
Quantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
risk · outcome · possibility · uncertainty · fortune · statistics
twenty-one
Cardinal after twenty
hit · stand · bust · split · double-down · cards · casino · natural · shoe · deck
coming-of-age
Youth becoming adulthood
- twenty-oneCardinal after twenty
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
adulthood · maturity · majority · celebration · youth · adolescence · teenager · transition · independence · responsibility
casino
Facility for wagering
odds · jackpot · stakes · high-roller · ante · house-edge · payout · chips · table · dealer
voting
Formally registering a choice
- adulthoodState of being grown
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
quorum · plurality · mandate · electorate · democracy · legislation · consensus · governance · threshold
probability
Quantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- randomnessLack of predictable pattern
luck · risk · outcome · possibility · uncertainty · fortune · statistics
- 21-gun saluteCannon volleys honoring dignitaries
- Forever 21Youth-focused fashion chain
- 21 Jump StreetPolice drama about youthful-looking officers
- Century 21Property sales franchise
- 21 SavageBritish-born rapper
- trisomy 21Three chromosomes at position twenty-one