fives

five  (fv)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1.

2. The fifth in a set or sequence.

3. Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members.

4. A five-dollar bill.

5. fives (used with a sing. verb) Sports One of several forms of handball originating in England and played mainly at British schools and universities, in which only the receiving side can score points.

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[Middle English, from Old English ff; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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five adj. & pron.

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fives

Noun

a ball game similar to squash but played with bats or the hands

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Noun

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fives - a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls court game - an athletic game played on a court Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom