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Five

Four and one added; one more than four.

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Cardinal 84% connected

Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

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Cardinal 84% connected

Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

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Dice 76% connected

Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die, n.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Die 76% connected

of Dice

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Digit 76% connected

One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.

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Domino 76% connected

A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice.

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Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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Spot 76% connected

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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Squad 76% connected

A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.

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Team 76% connected

A group of young animals, especially of young ducks; a brood; a litter.

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Center 70% connected

A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or plac…

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Centre 70% connected

To be placed in a center; to be central.

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Forward 70% connected

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

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Guard 70% connected

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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Synonym 7

Cinque 92% connected

Five; the number five in dice or cards.

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Fin 92% connected

To carve or cut up, as a chub.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pentad 92% connected

Any element, atom, or radical, having a valence of five, or which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared with, five atoms of hydrogen or…

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Phoebe 92% connected

The pewee, or pewit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quint 92% connected

A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quintet 92% connected

Alt. of Quintette

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V 92% connected

As a numeral, V stands for five, in English and Latin.

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