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argon a chemical element of the inert gas group that has eighteen protons in each nucleus. (symbol: Ar)
eighteen being eighteen in number. [1/3 definitions]
eighteenth one of eighteen equal parts of a whole; 1/18. [1/3 definitions]
giraffe a mammal with a very long neck, long legs, and hooves. Giraffes have short horns covered with fur. They live in Africa and eat the tops of trees. Male giraffes can be up to eighteen feet tall. They are the tallest animal that lives on land.
golf a game played on a large outdoor course with small holes in the ground spaced far apart. Players use a set of special clubs to hit a small white ball into each of the series of holes. There are nine or eighteen holes in a golf course. The object of the game is to get the ball into each hole using as few strokes as possible. [1/2 definitions]
half step a march step that is fifteen inches long in quick time and eighteen inches in double time. [1/2 definitions]
juvenile court a law court with jurisdiction over cases involving children under a specified age, usu. eighteen years.
nineteen the number that follows eighteen and precedes twenty in the sequence of cardinal numbers. [1/3 definitions]
purana (often cap.) any of a group of eighteen Hindu epics, containing fables and stories that deal with creation, the gods, genealogy, and the like.
R1 abbreviation of "restricted; those under eighteen must be accompanied by an adult" (used as a film rating).
seventeen the number that follows sixteen and precedes eighteen in the sequence of cardinal numbers. [1/3 definitions]
universal suffrage the right of all a nation's citizens above a certain age, usu. eighteen or twenty-one, to vote, unless they are in violation of certain basic legal requirements.
X1 abbreviation of "persons under eighteen not admitted" (formerly used as a film rating).