FIVE

[determiner], [pronoun], [noun] - (the number) 5Five, four, three, two, one, blast-off!We work the usual five days a week, Monday to Friday.Emily is five (years old).I can't read whether that number is a five or an eight.(informal) If you give yourself five, or you take/have five, you stop what you are doing and rest for a few minutes.(esp. US informal) If you say to someone gimme five!, you want them to open one of their hands so you can hit it with your open hand in greeting or celebration.A five o'clock shadow is the slight darkness on a man's face, esp. his chin, caused by the growth of hair during the day.If something is five-star, it is of the best quality.a five-star hotel