Fifth
adjective
Being number five in a set or sequence of things.
I live on the fifth floor of the building.
Often appears as...
- fifth grade
- fifth position
noun
Someone or something in the fifth position.
John finished the race in fifth place.
Often appears as...
- in fifth
- a fifth
noun
One of five equal parts of a whole.
She owns a fifth of the company's stock.
Often appears as...
- a fifth of
- one fifth
noun
In music, a tone that is five degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.
She played a perfect fifth on the piano.
Often appears as...
- perfect fifth
- a fifth
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Academic
noun
In legal terms, 'the fifth' refers to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which gives people the right not to answer questions in a court of law in order to avoid incriminating themselves.
He pled the fifth when asked about his involvement in the crime.
Often appears as...
- plead the fifth
- take the fifth
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Academic
noun
In America, 'a fifth' is often used to refer to a bottle of alcohol that is approximately one fifth of a gallon in volume.
He bought a fifth of whiskey for the party tonight.
Often appears as...
- a fifth of
- buy a fifth
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Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Being number five in a set or sequence of things.
I live on the fifth floor of the building.
Often appears as...
- fifth grade
- fifth position
noun
Someone or something in the fifth position.
John finished the race in fifth place.
Often appears as...
- in fifth
- a fifth
noun
One of five equal parts of a whole.
She owns a fifth of the company's stock.
Often appears as...
- a fifth of
- one fifth
noun
In music, a tone that is five degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.
She played a perfect fifth on the piano.
Often appears as...
- perfect fifth
- a fifth
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In legal terms, 'the fifth' refers to the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which gives people the right not to answer questions in a court of law in order to avoid incriminating themselves.
He pled the fifth when asked about his involvement in the crime.
Often appears as...
- plead the fifth
- take the fifth
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In America, 'a fifth' is often used to refer to a bottle of alcohol that is approximately one fifth of a gallon in volume.
He bought a fifth of whiskey for the party tonight.
Often appears as...
- a fifth of
- buy a fifth
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Ordinal Use
Used to describe the order of something in a series or list.
It's her fifth birthday party.
Pro Tip 2/3Relative Position
Can indicate a position in a race or competition.
He was upset about coming in fifth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
'Fifth' may be used figuratively to suggest something's typical position.
The company's product is a solid fifth in the industry.
Pro Tip 1/3Ordinal Use
Used to describe the order of something in a series or list.
It's her fifth birthday party.
Pro Tip 2/3Relative Position
Can indicate a position in a race or competition.
He was upset about coming in fifth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
'Fifth' may be used figuratively to suggest something's typical position.
The company's product is a solid fifth in the industry.
Pro Tip 1/3Ordinal Use
Used to describe the order of something in a series or list.
It's her fifth birthday party.
Pro Tip 2/3Relative Position
Can indicate a position in a race or competition.
He was upset about coming in fifth.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
'Fifth' may be used figuratively to suggest something's typical position.
The company's product is a solid fifth in the industry.
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The moral roots of...
respect here you see submissive gestures from two members of very closely related species but authority in humans is is not so closely based on on power and brutality as it is in other primates it's based on more voluntary deference and even elements of love at times the fifth foundation is purity sanctity this painting is called the allegory of chastity
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What are gravitational...
The signal only lasted a fifth of a second and was the detector's first observation of gravitational waves. What are these ripples in space? The answer starts with gravity, the force that pulls any two objects together. That's the case for everything In the observable universe.
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How Do Cats Use Their...
But the little muscles at the base of each whisker are really tugging hard to swing those forward completely out of the normal position. This is really extraordinarily detailed. I'd never expected to see all of this. It all seems to take place in about a fifth of a second
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"Everything happens for...
and the length of my life. In the last three years, I've experienced more pain and trauma than I ever thought I could survive. I realized the other day that I've had so many abdominal surgeries that I'm on my fifth belly button, and this last one is my least favorite.
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Robots that fly ... and...
And there are lots of physical parameters that change as you reduce R. The one that's most important is the inertia, or the resistance to motion. So it turns out the inertia, which governs angular motion, scales as a fifth power of R. So the smaller you make R,
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The guardian of the...
running a hotel and a grocery but they all failed leaving him poor and in debt most of his life now as a fellow startup guy I do admire his entrepreneurial spirit were he alive today no doubt he'd be on his fifth failed internet startup
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Can you solve the Trojan...
you can achieve peace in exactly 6 moves. You make the swaps and all is well until the fifth night. One of your rival gods wants to see the bloodshed continue, and has taken advantage of a forgotten prophecy.
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How to understand power...
The fifth form of power is ideas. An idea, individual liberties, say, or racial equality, can generate boundless amounts of power if it motivates enough people to change their thinking and actions.
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This is what it's like...
or the strange claim that they cloned a rabbit as fifth graders. The difference between truth and lies seemed at times hazy to them. It took me a while to understand the different types of lies;
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The Kangaroo is the...
final digestion as they forage along their tail acts as a kind of fifth leg helping to push off from the ground one of their most apparent features however is the female pouch
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The moral roots of...
respect here you see submissive gestures from two members of very closely related species but authority in humans is is not so closely based on on power and brutality as it is in other primates it's based on more voluntary deference and even elements of love at times the fifth foundation is purity sanctity this painting is called the allegory of chastity
Video examples
What are gravitational...
The signal only lasted a fifth of a second and was the detector's first observation of gravitational waves. What are these ripples in space? The answer starts with gravity, the force that pulls any two objects together. That's the case for everything In the observable universe.
Video examples
How Do Cats Use Their...
But the little muscles at the base of each whisker are really tugging hard to swing those forward completely out of the normal position. This is really extraordinarily detailed. I'd never expected to see all of this. It all seems to take place in about a fifth of a second
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"Everything happens for...
and the length of my life. In the last three years, I've experienced more pain and trauma than I ever thought I could survive. I realized the other day that I've had so many abdominal surgeries that I'm on my fifth belly button, and this last one is my least favorite.
Video examples
Robots that fly ... and...
And there are lots of physical parameters that change as you reduce R. The one that's most important is the inertia, or the resistance to motion. So it turns out the inertia, which governs angular motion, scales as a fifth power of R. So the smaller you make R,
Video examples
The guardian of the...
running a hotel and a grocery but they all failed leaving him poor and in debt most of his life now as a fellow startup guy I do admire his entrepreneurial spirit were he alive today no doubt he'd be on his fifth failed internet startup
Video examples
Can you solve the Trojan...
you can achieve peace in exactly 6 moves. You make the swaps and all is well until the fifth night. One of your rival gods wants to see the bloodshed continue, and has taken advantage of a forgotten prophecy.
Video examples
How to understand power...
The fifth form of power is ideas. An idea, individual liberties, say, or racial equality, can generate boundless amounts of power if it motivates enough people to change their thinking and actions.
Video examples
This is what it's like...
or the strange claim that they cloned a rabbit as fifth graders. The difference between truth and lies seemed at times hazy to them. It took me a while to understand the different types of lies;
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The Kangaroo is the...
final digestion as they forage along their tail acts as a kind of fifth leg helping to push off from the ground one of their most apparent features however is the female pouch
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Tim Kaine
American Politician
When I see this, you know, 'Crooked Hillary,' or I see the, 'Lock her up,' it's just ridiculous. It is ridiculous. But I just - you know - it is beneath the character of the kind of dialogue we should have. Because we got real serious problems to solve. And look, most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade.
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Rohini Hattangadi
The director could start shooting the fifth scene first. So while giving take for the scene I need to know what I am expected to do in the first four scenes. Sometimes it gets quite confusing and on television you never know when the channel will change the story or dump the character!
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Zach Braff
American Actor
In fifth grade, we had to write a story and read it in front of the class. When I read mine out, the class were just belly laughing. And I remember being like, 'This is the coolest!' So I want to dedicate my life to trying to make people laugh. I can't imagine doing anything else.
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Bill Burr
American Comedian
I love making movies, and being in any that I can be in. I'd like to be in those giant movies, as the fifth or sixth lead, and have three or four killer scenes. You don't have the responsibility of the entire movie being on you. I like those roles. I'm shooting for the middle.
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Djimon Hounsou
American Actor
I was just a very torn child, very wounded in so many areas, with no family support. I happened to the be the fifth child of my family. So everybody was already grown and had left home already.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Mr. Olsen in the fifth grade made me want to be a writer. He said, 'Chuck, you do this really well. And this is much better than setting fires, so keep it up.' That made me a writer.
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Sam Levenson
American Author
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
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Ryan Howard
American Athlete
I was perceived to be a first- to third-rounder. I kind of had a tough junior year and fell to the fifth round. At that time, it was motivational.
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Steve Hilton
British Businessman
Most countries in the world are not in the E.U. I think Britain, the world's fifth largest economy, can cope with life outside.
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DeAndre Jordan
American Athlete
My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.
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Tim Kaine
American Politician
When I see this, you know, 'Crooked Hillary,' or I see the, 'Lock her up,' it's just ridiculous. It is ridiculous. But I just - you know - it is beneath the character of the kind of dialogue we should have. Because we got real serious problems to solve. And look, most of us stopped the name-calling thing about fifth grade.
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Rohini Hattangadi
The director could start shooting the fifth scene first. So while giving take for the scene I need to know what I am expected to do in the first four scenes. Sometimes it gets quite confusing and on television you never know when the channel will change the story or dump the character!
Quote examples
Zach Braff
American Actor
In fifth grade, we had to write a story and read it in front of the class. When I read mine out, the class were just belly laughing. And I remember being like, 'This is the coolest!' So I want to dedicate my life to trying to make people laugh. I can't imagine doing anything else.
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Bill Burr
American Comedian
I love making movies, and being in any that I can be in. I'd like to be in those giant movies, as the fifth or sixth lead, and have three or four killer scenes. You don't have the responsibility of the entire movie being on you. I like those roles. I'm shooting for the middle.
Quote examples
Djimon Hounsou
American Actor
I was just a very torn child, very wounded in so many areas, with no family support. I happened to the be the fifth child of my family. So everybody was already grown and had left home already.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Mr. Olsen in the fifth grade made me want to be a writer. He said, 'Chuck, you do this really well. And this is much better than setting fires, so keep it up.' That made me a writer.
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Sam Levenson
American Author
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
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Ryan Howard
American Athlete
I was perceived to be a first- to third-rounder. I kind of had a tough junior year and fell to the fifth round. At that time, it was motivational.
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Steve Hilton
British Businessman
Most countries in the world are not in the E.U. I think Britain, the world's fifth largest economy, can cope with life outside.
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DeAndre Jordan
American Athlete
My first, second, third, fourth and fifth priority is definitely defense. I want to be everywhere and help everybody.
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