Meaning: eleven

ɪ'levn
n.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and onea team that plays football
adj.
being one more than ten

eleven Idiom, Proverb

at the eleventh hour

" at the last minute; almost too late. "

seven come eleven

7 followed by 11 are lucky numbers """Seven come eleven,"" he whispered as he threw the dice."

eleventh-hour decision

Idiom(s): eleventh-hour decision

Theme: DECISION

a decision made at the last possible minute.
• Eleventh hour decisions are seldom satisfactory.
• The president's eleventh-hour decision was made in a great hurry, but it turned out to be correct.

Eleventh hour

If something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens right at the last minute.

at the eleventh hour|eleventh|eleventh hour|hour

prep. phr. At the last possible time. Aunt Mathilda got married at the eleventh hour; after all, she was already 49 years old.

eleventh hour|eleventh|hour

adj. phr. Pertaining to the last minutes; the last opportunity to accomplish a task. The editors made several eleventh hour changes in the headlines of the morning paper.

eleventh

eleventh
at the eleventh hour
Etymology: < Matt. 20:1-16
at the last moment; just before it is too late

More Idioms/Phrases

elderly elect element elephant eleventh else embarrassment of riches empty empty calories empty nest empty suit en masse

English Vocalbulary

eleven-sided elevens eleventh eleventh cranial nerve eleventh hour elevenths elf elf cup elfin elfins elfish elflike elgar elgin marbles eli whitney elia elia kazan elia kazanjoglous