Definitions for fives

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fives fives

Spelling: [fahyvz]

IPA: /faɪvz/

Fives is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in fives (efisv).

Definitions for fives

noun

1. a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls.
2. a cardinal number, four plus one.
3. a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.
4. a set of this many persons or things.
5. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.
6. Informal. a five-dollar bill:

Idioms

1. take five, Informal. to take a brief respite.

adjective

1. amounting to five in number.

Origin of fives

First recorded in 1630-40; five + -s³

Examples for fives

He used to be alive, you know—the Ockley who was keeper of the fives in my first half.

More than once I was paid for my services with a handful of crinkled ones and fives.

Just count these twos and fives for me, dear; fifteen of each there should be.

Muriel was among the first two fives to be called to the floor.

He had often read of their coming in groups of fives and sixes.

This does not seem like a very natural packaging size; things usually come in fives and tens.

When an armored truck convoy stops, the patrol leader will give the command “fives and twenty-fives” over the radio.

As long as I dared I stayed on my knees; then I was strong for the fives and sixes.

From it he drew a wad of bills, fives and tens, and made another wad.

But more than once I was paid for my services with a handful of crinkled ones and fives.