fiveˈ-bar adjective

(of a gate) having five bars

five-day week noun

A week, five days of which are working days

five-eighthˈ noun (rugby, esp Aust and NZ)

A stand-off (second five-eighth an inside centre, a player positioned on the outside of the five-eighth)

fiveˈfinger or fiveˈfingers noun

1. A name for various plants (cinquefoil, oxlip, etc) that have leaves with five lobes or flowers with five petals
2. A starfish

fiveˈ-finger adjective

(of eg a piano exercise) for five fingers

five Ks see under K

Five Nations plural noun (historical)

A confederacy of northern Iroquoian peoples, comprising the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga and Seneca nations

five-o'clock shadow noun (informal)

The new growth of hair that becomes noticeable on a man's shaven face in the late afternoon

fiveˈ-parted adjective

1. In five parts
2. Divided into five nearly to the base (botany)

fiveˈpence noun

The value of five pennies

fiveˈpenny adjective

fiveˈpins singular noun

A game with five ‘pins’, resembling ninepins and tenpins (fiveˈpin adjective as in fivepin bowling alley)

fivesˈ-and-threesˈ noun

A variety of the game of dominoes

fiveˈ-square adjective (Bible)

Regularly pentagonal

fiveˈ-stones singular noun

The game of dibs or jacks played with five stones

bunch of fives (slang)

The fist

give someone five (slang)

To shake hands, or slap hands above one's head (high five) with someone in congratulation or greeting