thirties
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thirties — 1827 as the years of someone s life between 30 and 39; 1830 as a decade of years in a given century. See THIRTY (Cf. thirty) … Etymology dictionary
thirties — see eighties … Modern English usage
Thirties — Thirty Thir ty, n.; pl. {Thirties}. 1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thirties — noun 1. the time of life between 30 and 40 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mid thirties, ↑thirty something • Hypernyms: ↑time of life • Part Holonyms: ↑adulthood, ↑maturity … Useful english dictionary
thirties — n. years between 1930 and 1939 thir·ty || θɜrtɪ / θɜËtɪ n. number 30 adj. being 30 in number … English contemporary dictionary
mid-thirties — n. the time of life between 30 and 40. Syn: thirties, thirty something. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dirty thirties — 1930s, when drought caused hardship on the prairie; dirty thirties During the dirty thirties, soil drifted into the ditches and crops wouldn t grow … English idioms
Seven-thirties — Sev en thir ties, n. pl. A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hungry thirties — See dirty thirties … English idioms
mid-thirties — noun the time of life between 30 and 40 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑thirties, ↑thirty something • Hypernyms: ↑time of life • Part Holonyms: ↑adulthood, ↑maturity … Useful english dictionary
