38

[ thur-tee-eyt ]

/ ˈθɜr tiˈeɪt /

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noun, plural 38s, 38's.

a pistol or revolver using a cartridge approximately .38 inch in diameter.

the cartridge itself.

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Also thir·ty-eight .

Words nearby 38

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How to use 38 in a sentence

In the South, states like Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi remain under 38 percent.
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In a hypothetical matchup in exit-polling Election Day, Powell defeated Clinton 50 percent-38 percent.
Scarborough for President|Mark McKinnon|September 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He was-38- not a man to cherish illusion or to romance in verse about perfection he had never found in fact.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
The P-38's were overhead again, but now they seemed to be diving on the town.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson

The P-38's screamed over again, this time from west to east.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson
They were overhead so briefly that Don noticed only that they were P-38's, at least four of them.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson
In the gray dawn he saw that the two new men understood how to get speed out of a Lockheed P-38.
A Yankee Flier in Italy|Rutherford G. Montgomery