Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units; -- representing the number five as an Arabic numeral.
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- noun The cardinal number
five .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- adjective being one more than four
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Examples
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That is how I got my “Cat 5 tattoo” – a greasy chainring imprint on the inside of your right calf. My brother-in-law introduced me to it gleefully because it’s meant as an insult.
How do you know I’m an idiot? Take a look at my right calf | Zoe Williams Zoe Williams 2022
gangerh commented on the word 5
Yeah, I'm the Taxman.
Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don't take it all,
November 17, 2008
TankHughes commented on the word 5
5 "being one more than four" is a spectacular definition, and if it wasn't meant as a reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, it is now. https://youtu.be/xOrgLj9lOwk
November 21, 2015
vendingmachine commented on the word 5
adj. being one less than six
November 21, 2015
bilby commented on the word 5
Being 0.27 more than 4.73.
November 22, 2015
vendingmachine commented on the word 5
The definitions are infinite!
November 22, 2015