Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
The sixteen teams participating in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
The round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament where all but 16 teams have been eliminated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
An appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A girl's sixteenth birthday, or sixteenth-birthday party and a related coming of age party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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noun
Sixteen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bingo, games
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History
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