five
/faiv/
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Definition
Cardinal number:
- The natural number following four and preceding six; represented by the numeral 5.
- Denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units.
Noun:
- A symbol, name, or group representing this number.
- A playing card, domino, or die marked with five pips or spots.
- A team in basketball, consisting of five players on the court.
- (Informal, UK) A five-pound note.
Examples of Usage
- As a number:
- As a noun (symbol/group):
- As a noun (game piece):
- As a noun (team):
- As a noun (banknote):
Advanced Usage
- "Take five": An idiom meaning to take a short break, typically for five minutes.
- "Nine-to-five": An idiom describing a standard, routine office job with regular daytime hours.
- "High five": A gesture of celebration or greeting where two people slap each other's raised palms.
Variants and Related Words
- Fifth (adj., n.): Constituting number five in a sequence; the ordinal form of five. (e.g., )
- Fiver (n., informal): A five-pound or five-dollar note. (e.g., )
- Fivefold (adj., adv.): Five times as great or as numerous; consisting of five parts. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Quintet: A group of five people or things, especially musicians.
- Pentad: A group or set of five.
- V (Roman numeral): The Roman numeral for five.
Related Phrases
- Five o'clock shadow: The slight stubble on a man's face later in the day after shaving in the morning.
- The five w's: In journalism, the essential questions: Who, What, When, Where, and Why.
Related Idioms
- Five-finger discount: A euphemism for shoplifting.
- It's five minutes to midnight: An expression meaning there is very little time left to act before a crisis occurs.
- Give me five: An informal request for a "high five."
Noun
- a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
- a team that plays basketball
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one