FIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does five mean?
• FIVE (noun)
The noun FIVE has 2 senses:
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
2. a team that plays basketball
Familiarity information: FIVE used as a noun is rare.
• FIVE (adjective)
The adjective FIVE has 1 sense:
1. being one more than four
Familiarity information: FIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FIVE (noun)
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
quintuplet; quint; Phoebe; pentad; Little Phoebe; fivesome; 5; cinque; fin; five; quintet; V
Hypernyms ("five" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Meaning:
A team that plays basketball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
basketball team; five
Hypernyms ("five" is a kind of...):
squad; team (a cooperative unit)
Meronyms (members of "five"):
forward (a position on a basketball team)
center (a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game)
guard (a position on a basketball team)
Holonyms ("five" is a member of...):
basketball league (a league of basketball teams)
• FIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Being one more than four
Synonyms:
5; five; v
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
