Definition of "five" []

• The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1. (noun)
• The fifth in a set or sequence. (noun)
• Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members. (noun)
• A five-dollar bill. (noun)
• Sports One of several forms of handball originating in England and played mainly at British schools and universities, in which only the receiving side can score points. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Will our readers believe it -- there were only five hundred tureens of turtle, or two thousand five hundred pints, or _five thousand_ basins, amongst not quite fifteen hundred guests, -- only two basins and a half a man, -- for the first course!"
• "Heaven is _not_ so cruel! to give us five hundred dear twin-friends, on whom one has to tie five hundred different colored bows (I assure you, Monsieur, the ribbon-florists have this season produced _five hundred colors_) in order to distinguish one from another!"
• "You must exercise a little patience; and, for your encouragement, permit me to remind you, that when you shall have acquired a thorough knowledge of these five parts of speech, only _five_ more will remain for you to learn."