fours
SayFORZUS/fo(ː)ɹz/UK/fɔːz/AUS/foːz/
- 1Plural of four. Use this form when you mean more than one four.
She rolled two fours in a row and moved ahead on the board.
The teacher asked the children to line up in fours.
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- 2Two playing cards that both show the number four, held in a card game.
Like holding two cards that match because they show the same number.
He won the round with a pair of fours.
She was hoping for fours but drew a king instead.
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- 3In a British prison, the cells on the third floor.
The new inmate was moved up to the fours last week.
Guards do their evening rounds on the fours after lights-out.
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Less common meaning
- 4Stocks or bonds that pay four percent interest each year.
He kept most of his savings in fours for the steady return.
The old man always preferred fours to riskier stocks.
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fours is a form of four
four, noun: The written sign that stands for the number 4. Full entry
- Forms
- fourfours plural
- Spelling
- four → fours: add -s
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