Definition

1. Cardinal number:

   • The natural number following four and preceding six; represented by the numeral 5.
   • Denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units.

2. Noun:

   • A symbol, name, or group representing this number.
   • A playing card, domino, or die marked with five pips or spots.
   • A team in basketball, consisting of five players on the court.
   • (Informal, UK) A five-pound note.

Examples of Usage

• As a number:
• As a noun (symbol/group):
• As a noun (game piece):
• As a noun (team):
• As a noun (banknote):

Advanced Usage

• "Take five": An idiom meaning to take a short break, typically for five minutes.
• "Nine-to-five": An idiom describing a standard, routine office job with regular daytime hours.
• "High five": A gesture of celebration or greeting where two people slap each other's raised palms.

Variants and Related Words

• Fifth (adj., n.): Constituting number five in a sequence; the ordinal form of five. (e.g., )
• Fiver (n., informal): A five-pound or five-dollar note. (e.g., )
• Fivefold (adj., adv.): Five times as great or as numerous; consisting of five parts. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Quintet: A group of five people or things, especially musicians.
• Pentad: A group or set of five.
• V (Roman numeral): The Roman numeral for five.

Related Phrases

• Five o'clock shadow: The slight stubble on a man's face later in the day after shaving in the morning.
• The five w's: In journalism, the essential questions: Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

Related Idioms

• Five-finger discount: A euphemism for shoplifting.
• It's five minutes to midnight: An expression meaning there is very little time left to act before a crisis occurs.
• Give me five: An informal request for a "high five."

Adjective

1. being one more than four

Noun

1. a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
2. a team that plays basketball
3. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one