26984 words

fives

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
the number 5:

Examples:

Five, four, three, two, one, blast-off!
I work five days a week.
2
a team of five players, such as in basketball:

Examples:

starting five The team returned its entire starting five (= the five players on the court, etc. at the start of a game) from last season's championship season.
3
an English sport in which two or four players hit a small hard ball with a glove against the three walls of the playing area:

Examples:

Similar to squash, fives players take it in turns to strike the ball against the front wall.
Eton fives He played cricket, hockey, squash, and Eton fives.
4
5:

Examples:

We work five days a week.
a five-room apartment
5
Five can also mean five o’clock.

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