Noun: fives fIvz
Usage: UK
Usage: UK
- A game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
"Fives remains popular in some British schools"
- The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
"In dice games, a cinque refers to rolling a five";
- 5, V
- A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
"He rolled a five on the dice";
- five-spot [US]
- A team that plays basketball
"The five practised their free throws";
- basketball team
- A playing card or die face with five pips or spots
"He rolled a five"; "A five of hearts";
- cinque
Type of: court game, dice, die, digit, domino, figure, spot, squad, team
Part of: basketball league
Encyclopedia: Fives, Nord
Five, Six, Seven, Nate!