# fives

Pronunciation: say "FYVZ" /faɪvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of five. — plural of five
   - Simple: Plural of five. Use this form when you mean more than one five.
   - _He sorted the deck and pulled out all the fives._
   - _Both dice showed fives after the final throw._
2. A ball game resembling tennis, in which players strike a ball against a wall, usually with the hand. *(British)*
   - Simple: A ball game in which players hit a ball against a wall using their hands.
   - _The old college still keeps a court where students play fives._
   - _Fives demands quick reflexes and a strong, accurate hand._
3. In poker and similar card games, a holding of two cards each ranked five. *(slang)*
   - Simple: In card games, two cards in your hand that both show the number five.
   - _He slow-played his fives and trapped an aggressive opponent._
   - _A low pair like fives rarely wins a crowded, multi-way pot._
4. In prison slang, the cells situated on the fourth floor of a wing. *(slang, UK)*
   - Simple: In a prison, the cells on the fourth floor of a wing.
   - _After the fight, he was moved to fives for his own safety._
   - _Most of the long-term prisoners were housed on fives._

## Noun

5. Stocks or government securities paying interest at a rate of five percent. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Shares or bonds that pay five percent interest each year.
   - _The merchant shifted his capital out of fives and into railway shares._
   - _Returns on fives had fallen as newer issues offered better terms._

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