Five definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FIVE, a. Four and one added; the half of ten; as five men; five loaves. Like other adjectives, it is often used as a noun. Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matthew 25. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) ...
high five definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1980 a slapping of ... upraised right hands by two people (as in celebration) • high-five verb Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cinch Cinch, n. [Cf. cinch ... the tactics used in the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the color of the trump being important cards ... a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro) and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and ranking ...
five-finger definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties [syn: cinquefoil, five-finger] Merriam Webster's noun Date: before 12th century cinquefoil ... in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but ... as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid. Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes ...
Five Nations definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) [syn: Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Five Nations, Six Nations] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Nation Na"tion ... by way of emphasis; as, a nation of herbs. --Sterne. Five nations. See under Five. Law of nations. See International law, under International, and Law. Syn: people; race. See People. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Five nations (Ethnol.), a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, ...
five-spot definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a United States bill worth 5 dollars [syn: fiver, five- spot, five dollar bill] 2: California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal [syn: five-spot, Nemophila maculata] 3: a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips [syn: five-spot, five]
Five-leafed definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Five-leafed Five"-leafed`, Five-leaved Five"-leaved`, a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.
Five-leaved definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Five-leafed Five"-leafed`, Five-leaved Five"-leaved`, a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.
The five wits definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wit Wit, n. [AS ... Estrange. A wit herself, Amelia weds a wit. --Young. The five wits, the five senses; also, sometimes, the five qualities or faculties, common wit, imagination, fantasy, estimation, and memory. --Chaucer. Nares. But my five wits nor my five senses can Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee. -- ...
five hundred definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: five hundred, 500, d] n 1: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: five hundred, 500, D] 2: a card game similar to ecarte ... must take 3 tricks to win a hand [syn: euchre, five hundred]
forty-five definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: being five more than forty [syn: forty-five, 45, xlv] n 1: a .45-caliber pistol Merriam Webster ... played at 45 revolutions per minute — usually written 45 • forty-five adjective • forty-five pronoun, plural in construction
Five-twenties definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Five-twenties Five`-twen"ties, n. pl. Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years.
twenty-five definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: being five more than twenty [syn: twenty-five, 25, xxv] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one [syn: twenty-five, 25, XXV]