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five

/ˈfaɪ̯v/noun, adjective1 syllable

Five means: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.

Synonyms for five15

noun, as in the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe

noun, as in a team that plays basketball

basketball team

noun, as in a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips

five-spot

adjective, as in being one more than four

5, v, cardinal

also used for five

fiver

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What does five mean?4

noun

1

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

2

a team that plays basketball

3

a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips

adjective

1

being one more than four

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with five?13

two syllables

alivesurvivearriverevivederivedeprive
Show 40 near rhymes
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Five in a sentence

  • Eventually, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the violent crime.CM
  • It's just five in the morning, but nevertheless it is light out.Swift
  • According to a survey, three in five people today are indifferent to foreign affairs.unknown
  • My bag was here five minutes ago, but it is gone now.CM
  • Five prisoners were recaptured, but three others are still at large.CM
  • You are free to go anytime, as long as you get back by five.unknown
  • Please wait till five, when he'll be back.sundown
  • Please wait till five, when he will back.unknown

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Forms of five

as a noun

plural
fives