a. [ OE. fif, five, AS. fīf, fīfe; akin to D. vijf, OS. fīf, OHG. finf, funf, G. fünf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. cóic, L. quinque, Gr. pe`nte, Æol. pe`mpe, Skr. pañcan. √303. Cf. Fifth, Cinque, Pentagon, Punch the drink, Quinary. ] Four and one added; one more than four. [ 1913 Webster ]

Five nations (Ethnol.), a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas, Cayugas, Oneidas, and Senecas. They inhabited the region which is now the State of new York. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matt. xxv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) See Cinquefoil. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Baseball) A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.
Syn. -- 5-hitter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Cinquefoil; five-finger.

{ , a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fives court, a place for playing fives. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Vives. ] A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]