no-trump
adjective
: being a bid, contract, or hand suitable to play without any suit being trumps
no-trump
noun
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In my book, with a worthless doubleton in one suit, only an amateur would open one no-trump (even with 17 high-card points) unless his partner understood that such a bid might be to show HCPs only.
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Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
This is descriptive, showing suitability for three no-trump while also being mildly preemptive.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
This is descriptive, showing suitability for three no-trump while also being mildly preemptive.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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“No-trump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-trump. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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