three of a kind

/θri əv ə kaɪnd/

three items of the same type

In poker, a hand with three aces is three of a kind.

A poker hand with three identical cards of the same rank.

informal

Three items that are identical or of the same type.

She collected three of a kind in her stamp collection.

She gathered three identical stamps.

The game required three of a kind to win.

The game needed three matching items to declare a winner.

Commonly used in card games like poker.

Collocations

three of a kindthree identical items

two identical items

three of a kind plus a pair

This phrase is commonly used in card games to describe a winning hand.

Ensure the context involves identical or matching items.

Derived from card games, where three cards of the same rank are a winning hand.

Often used in games and collections to describe identical items.

three

the number three

root

of a kind

of the same type or category

phrase

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