foursome definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: four people ... considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome] 2: the cardinal number that is the sum of three ... four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century 1 ... with partners playing the same ball. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Foursome Four"some, a. [Four + 2d -some.] Consisting of four; requiring four participants. [Scot. or Golf] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Foursome Four"some, n. (Golf) A game between four players, ...
mixed foursome definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Foursome Four"some, n. (Golf) A game between four players, with ... ball, the partners striking alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman ...
... four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] 2: four performers or singers who perform together ... considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome] 5: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet, quartette ... esprit de corps, fellow feeling, fellowship, four, four-part diaphony, foursome, gamelan orchestra, group, harmony, jazz band, joining of forces, joint ...
... one, some group of (so many) members and especially persons < foursome > III. noun combining form Etymology: New Latin -somat-, -soma, from ... forming nouns from numerals, meaning 'a group of (so many)' (foursome). Etymology: OE sum SOME, used after numerals in genit. pl ...
... considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." [syn: quartet, quartette, foursome] 4: a musical composition for four performers [syn: quartet, quartette ...
... four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] 2: one of four children born at the ...