Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fives

/faɪvz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: fives
IPA: /faɪvz/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

A ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

A pair of fives.

Slang

noun

The cells located on the fourth floor.

British usage; Slang

noun

Shares at a rate of five percent.

Archaic

name

A suburb of Lille, Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Example Sentences

"Liza on her first visit to the school had greatly admired everything about it from the fives courts and the chapel to the plaster casts in the corridors and the photographs of cathedrals in the classrooms."
"Look what the funds were on the 1st of March—what the French fives were when I bought for the count. And what they're at now."

Usage

Phrases

bunch of fives

Frequently Paired Words

5's 5s bunch of fives ones twos threes fours

Rhymes With

drives arrives wives knives survives derives dives ives hives strives thrives revives

Questions

How do you pronounce fives?: The recorded pronunciation is /faɪvz/.
What does fives mean?: plural of five

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