fifth
Position number five
Fifth designates the ordinal position after fourth, whether in sequence, rank, or fraction.
A fifth of something is one of five equal parts.
In American usage, a fifth is also a bottle of liquor containing one-fifth of a gallon (about 750 ml), a standard size for spirits: He picked up a fifth of whiskey on the way home.
To plead the Fifth or take the Fifth means to invoke the Fifth Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution, which protects against self-incrimination.
Comparative relation of parts
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- sharePortion given out
- portionDivided share given
- partPiece of whole
slice · segment · division · percentage · piece · allotment · fraction · split
Ask urgently or formally
- invokeCall upon formally
- self-incriminationImplicating yourself criminally
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
constitutional · Miranda · witness · refuse · rights · defendant · criminal · protection
Position in hierarchy
- placePosition or location
- positionLocation or stance
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- numberSymbol representing quantity
quintet · quintuple · quintuplet · runner-up · standing · order · listing · placement
Container for liquids
- handlePart for gripping
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
booze · flask · pint · half-pint · pour · shot · drink · alcohol
Tree-derived building material
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
tradition · marriage · jubilee · quinquennial · couple · vows · relationship
Having superior influence
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- solFifth scale degree
- overtoneSubsidiary meaning or harmonic
harmonic · tuning · Pythagorean · cadence · resolution · counterpoint · transpose
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
part · slice · segment · division · percentage · piece · allotment · fraction · split · cut
plead
Ask urgently or formally
- invokeCall upon formally
- self-incriminationImplicating yourself criminally
- silenceTotal lack of sound
testimony · constitutional · Miranda · witness · refuse · rights · defendant · criminal · protection · court
rank
Position in hierarchy
number · quintet · quintuple · quintuplet · runner-up · standing · order · listing · placement · ranking
bottle
Container for liquids
spirits · booze · flask · pint · half-pint · pour · shot · drink · alcohol · distilled
wood
Tree-derived building material
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
commemoration · tradition · marriage · jubilee · quinquennial · couple · vows · relationship
dominant
Having superior influence
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- solFifth scale degree
overtone · harmonic · tuning · Pythagorean · cadence · resolution · counterpoint · transpose
- sequencesequence, first, second, third, fourth
- pitchfastball, curveball, slider, changeup, sinker
- proportionsratio, proportion, fraction, percentage, percent
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- standingsrankings, leaderboard, league table, ladder, seeding
- fivesnickel, V, pentad, quintet, pentagon
- fifth gradeSchool year for ten-year-olds
- fifty centsHalf a dollar's worth
- fifth wheelUnnecessary addition to group
- fifty percentHalf of something
- fifty dollarsU.S. currency denomination
- pleads the fifthClaims constitutional silence right
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