Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Being five more than forty; the number 45.

2. Noun:

   • A .45-caliber pistol, specifically referring to a handgun that fires ammunition of .45 inches in diameter.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She waited for forty-five minutes before the bus arrived.
  • The recipe requires forty-five grams of sugar.

• Noun:

  • The detective carried a trusted forty-five in his shoulder holster.
  • In the old western, the outlaw drew his forty-five.

Advanced Usage

• "Forty-five rpm": Refers to a type of phonograph record that plays at 45 revolutions per minute.

  • My grandfather has a collection of classic rock singles on forty-five rpm records.

• "At forty-five degrees": Used to describe an angle.

  • Cut the fabric at a forty-five degree angle for the perfect seam.

Variants and Related Words

• 45 (n): The numeral representing the number forty-five.

  • Page 45 contains the answer.

• .45 (n): An abbreviation commonly used for a .45-caliber firearm.

  • He preferred the stopping power of a .45.

Synonyms

• Adjective: 45, XLV (in Roman numerals).
• Noun: .45, .45-caliber pistol, handgun, sidearm.

Related Phrases

• "Forty-five minutes": A common phrase indicating a duration of three-quarters of an hour.

  • The presentation lasted forty-five minutes.

• "Forty-five percent": A phrase indicating a proportion.

  • Forty-five percent of the survey respondents agreed.

Related Idioms

• "Forty-five and holding": A humorous idiom suggesting someone is claiming to be 45 years old to avoid admitting they are older.
  • When asked her age, she just smiled and said, "Forty-five and holding."

Adjective

1. being five more than forty

Noun

1. a .45-caliber pistol