fifth
next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five.
being one of five equal parts.
Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of fourth gear for a given engine crankshaft speed: fifth gear.
in the fifth place; fifthly.
a fifth part, especially of one (1/5).
the fifth member of a series.
a fifth part of a gallon of liquor or spirits; 4/5 (0.8) of a quart (about 750 milliliters).
Automotive. fifth gear.
Music.
a tone on the fifth degree from another tone (counted as the first).
the interval between such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
Idioms about fifth
plead the Fifth, Law Informal. to decline on the basis of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to answer a question when testifying.: Also take the Fifth .
Origin of fifth
1Words Nearby fifth
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How to use fifth in a sentence
A fifth bill to help the FTC and its new chairThe fifth bill in the House anti-tech antitrust package would increase filing fees for mergers.
It was month 13 of virtual learning, and Alejandro Diasgranados once again had to keep his 19 fifth-graders engaged on their computers.
Soon a fifth-grader joined, kicking a soccer ball as it skipped across the field.
‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods | Donna St. George | December 25, 2020 | Washington PostShe could not have afforded standard child-care costs — about $1,300 a month per child — and she found that her second-grader and fifth-grader liked the staff, along with the structure and schedule, she said.
‘Equity hubs’ give families struggling financially a chance at pandemic pods | Donna St. George | December 25, 2020 | Washington PostIn China, it’s quite normal for us to deploy 5G, not in big cell towers but on lampposts…So every second or third or fifth lamppost has 5G solutions built on them, and that’s because the government understands that you need to share infrastructure.
‘Work to your strength’: Huawei’s CTO weighs in on U.S. efforts to build a Huawei alternative | Veta Chan | August 20, 2020 | Fortune
But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races | David Freedlander | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe branded it a fifth-column invasion into popular culture, normalizing radical, even communist ambitions.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really. | Ana Marie Cox | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInsult to injury, its $43 million gross was less than one-fifth of what Ted took in.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs late as the fifth century, powerful aristocratic women took charge of the commemoration of the dead in Rome.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots | Candida Moss | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEach two-hour episode will build upon itself to tell a story that takes place between the third and fifth seasons of the show.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the Throat | Alec Kubas-Meyer | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThese Rules (leaving out the Tenor) serves for five bells; and leaving out the fifth and Tenor, they serve for four bells.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian StedmanAfter about the forty-fifth year it becomes gradually less; after seventy-five years it is about one-half the amount given.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddOrdinarily the diazo appears a little earlier than the Widal reaction—about the fourth or fifth day—but it may be delayed.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn the next two days he re-wrote the twenty thousand, and on the fifth day he tore it into shreds and threw it to the winds.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxA fifth by the sheer hazard of a lucky "deal" acquires a fortune without work at all.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for fifth
/ (fɪfθ) /
coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th
(as noun): he came on the fifth
one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
(as modifier): a fifth part
the fraction equal to one divided by five (1/5)
music
the interval between one note and another five notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other: See also perfect (def. 9), diminished (def. 2), interval (def. 5)
an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles
Also: fifthly after the fourth person, position, event, etc
Also: fifthly as the fifth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
Origin of fifth
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with fifth
In addition to the idioms beginning with fifth
- fifth column
- fifth wheel
also see:
- take the fifth
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