Thirteen
Superstitious floor skip
Thirteen is the cardinal number between twelve and fourteen, written 13.
In many Western cultures, thirteen carries superstitious associations with bad luck—some buildings skip the thirteenth floor, and Friday the thirteenth is considered unlucky.
A baker's dozen is thirteen, one extra as a safeguard against shortchanging.
Prone to misfortune
- FridayFifth weekday
- triskaidekaphobiaIrrational thirteen aversion
- curseInvoked harm through words
- omenProphetic indicator
jinx · taboo · folklore · fear · avoidance · superstitious · ill-fated · misfortune
Indoor walking surface
- skippedWent past without stopping
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- omittedLeft out intentionally
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
high-rise · numbering · superstition · building · apartment · level · missing · fourteenth
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- pubertySexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- youthState of being immature
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
birthday · transition · maturity · developmental · tween · formative
Matched formal garments
- deckShip's flat surface
- spadesFlat-bladed digging implements
- heartsCirculatory system engines
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
clubs · playing-cards · hand · dealing · poker · bridge · blackjack · rummy
Thirteen, historically generous count
digit · integer · prime · odd · quantity · score · sum · figure
From the U.S.
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- independenceFreedom from external control
- colonialOf occupied territories
Congress · states · British · patriot · historical · Philadelphia · original · constitutional
unlucky
Prone to misfortune
- FridayFifth weekday
- triskaidekaphobiaIrrational thirteen aversion
- curseInvoked harm through words
omen · jinx · taboo · folklore · fear · avoidance · superstitious · ill-fated · misfortune · hex
floor
Indoor walking surface
- skippedWent past without stopping
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- omittedLeft out intentionally
hotel · high-rise · numbering · superstition · building · apartment · level · missing · fourteenth · lobby
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- pubertySexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- youthState of being immature
milestone · birthday · transition · maturity · developmental · tween · formative
suit
Matched formal garments
diamonds · clubs · playing-cards · hand · dealing · poker · bridge · blackjack · rummy · pip
baker's dozen
Thirteen, historically generous count
count · digit · integer · prime · odd · quantity · score · sum · figure · cardinal
American
From the U.S.
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- independenceFreedom from external control
colonial · Congress · states · British · patriot · historical · Philadelphia · original · constitutional · Atlantic
- Drug FilmsTrainspotting, Candy, Less Than Zero, A Scanner Darkly, The Basketball Diaries
- Mental Health MediaA Beautiful Mind, Girl Interrupted, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Good Will Hunting, Shine
Thirteenseven
Fourth prime number
lucky seven · lucky number · three · eight · twelve
- Friday the thirteenthAllegedly unlucky date combination
- Thirteen ColoniesBritish North American territories
- Thirteenth AmendmentConstitutional ban on bondage
- thirteen hundred1 PM in military time
- unlucky thirteenSupposedly cursed numeral
- thirteenth centuryYears 1201 to 1300