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Legendary Chinese martial artists
Chinese folklore, the Five Elders of Shaolin (Chinese: 少林五祖; pinyin: Shàolín wǔ zǔ; Jyutping: Siu3 lam4 ng5 zou2), also known as the Five Generals are the
Five_Elders
1598–1600 government in feudal Japan
In the history of Japan, the Council of Five Elders (Japanese: 五大老, Hepburn: Go-Tairō) was a group of five powerful feudal lords (大名, daimyō) formed in
Council_of_Five_Elders
Comic book supervillains
Galactus captures and consumes five of the Elders (Champion, Collector, Gardener, Grandmaster and Runner), but three other Elders (Astronomer, Possessor and
Elders_of_the_Universe
One of the Five Elders of Shaolin
the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery, thus becoming the Five Elders of Shaolin. The elders traveled for over a year until they reached a temple in current
Miu_Hin
Legendary Chinese martial arts master and Southern Kung Fu style
martial arts folklore. He is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the fictional destruction of the Shaolin Monastery. In later
Bak_Mei
Period of Japanese history from 1568 to 1600
bodies. These included the Council of Five Elders, who were sworn to keep peace and support the Toyotomi, the five-member Board of House Administrators
Azuchi–Momoyama_period
Topics referred to by the same term
Council of Elders may refer to: Council of Elders (Malaysia), a group of eminent Malaysians advising the seventh Mahathir cabinet Council of Elders (A Series
Council_of_Elders
Chinese martial artist (1893–1972)
received a traditional Chinese education alongside his elder brother Ip Kai-gak (葉繼格), elder sister Ip Wan-mei (葉允媚), and younger sister Ip Wan-hum (葉允堪)
Ip_Man
Chinese martial artist and folk hero
the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of the Southern Shaolin Monastery. He was a disciple of Shaolin and his
Fong_Sai-yuk
1071st episode of the 20th season of One Piece
tearfully happiness Nami and Tama that Luffy is still alive. Meanwhile, the Five Elders discuss the sacrifice of one of their top agents in an attempt to stop
Luffy's Peak - Attained! Fifth Gear
Luffy's_Peak_-_Attained!_Fifth_Gear
Martial artist
Méi; Cantonese: Ng5 Mui4) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty
Ng_Mui
Eerie bird in Japanese folklore
and Phantom Beast Story. In One Piece, St. Marcus Mars, one of the Five Elders, can take the yōkai-like form of Itsumade. List of legendary creatures
Itsumade
Japanese samurai class woman
the restoration of the Toyotomi clan after the fall of the Council of Five Elders, and alongside her son, led the last anti-Tokugawa shogunate resistance
Yodo-dono
Chinese mythological creature
China, Fengxi might also be the ancient fertility deity. A member of the Five Elders in One Piece, St. Topman Warcury, has the ability to turn into a yāoguài-like
Fengxi_(mythology)
1592–1598 Japanese invasions of Korea
forces were ordered to withdraw to Japan by the new governing Council of Five Elders soon thereafter. Peace negotiations between the parties followed, and
Imjin_War
Period of Japanese history from 1467 to 1615
18, 1598, Hideyoshi established the Council of Five Elders and other governing bodies to protect the five-year-old Hideyori. Japanese forces withdrew from
Sengoku_period
provinces, there are five traditional animal styles known as Ng Ying Kung Fu ("Five Forms")—Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon. The five animal martial
Animal styles in Chinese martial arts
Animal_styles_in_Chinese_martial_arts
2011 video game
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth
The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim
Chinese wushu practitioner
is a legendary Chinese martial artist, said to have been one of the Five Elders, survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty
Jee_Sin_Sim_See
Japanese Samurai and Daimyō of Bizen and Mimasaka Provinces (1572–1655)
Mimasaka Provinces (modern Okayama Prefecture), and one of the council of Five Elders appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Son of Ukita Naoie, he married Gōhime
Ukita_Hideie
One of the 16 yōkai depicted in the Tosa Obake Zōshi, drawn during the Edo period
horse that perished in a fire. St. Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, one of the Five Elders in One Piece, takes the bakotsu as his monster form. "馬骨" (in Japanese)
Bakotsu
Chinese martial art
Five Ancestor Boxing (Wuzuquan or Ngo-cho Kun) is a Southern Chinese martial art that consists of principles and techniques from five styles: the breathing
Five_Ancestors
1903 antisemitic text
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is an antisemitic hoax and forgery purporting to detail a Jewish plot for global domination. Largely plagiarized from
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion
Building in Putian, China
destroyed there remained just the Five Elders to continue the traditions of the Southern temple, and as the elders fled and dispersed throughout Southern
Southern_Shaolin_Monastery
Fictional martial arts sect
century towards the end of the Ming dynasty, the sect is led by a group of five elders. The Wudang Sect's martial arts have their origins in the Shaolin Sect
Wudang_Sect
go-Bugyō) or Five Commissioners, was an administrative organ of feudal Japan which later evolved into the Go-Tairō (Council of Five Elders). It was established
Go-Bugyō
Japanese daimyo (1533–1597)
Hideyoshi gave him the title Chûnagon also appointed him to the Council of Five Elders but died before Hideyoshi himself. He was born in 1533 with the childhood
Kobayakawa_Takakage
Legendary creature in the Gobi Desert
family for 200 years. In One Piece, Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, one of the Five Elders, can transform into a creature resembling the Mongolian Death Worm. In
Mongolian_death_worm
Surname list
American mathematician Ng Mui, said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders Andrew Ng (born 1976), British-born American computer scientist and technology
Ng_(name)
Upper house of the Parliament of Somaliland
House of Elders was set for 2006. However, in May 2006, the Somaliland House of Elders itself decided to extend the term of the House of Elders by four
House_of_Elders_(Somaliland)
Fung Dou Dak is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders, survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)
Fung_Dou_Dak
2016 taiga drama about the samurai Sanada Nobushige
of the council of Five Elders Masayuki Yorozu as Maeda Toshinaga Naoki Asaji as Mōri Terumoto, a member of the council of Five Elders Toshihiro Yashiba
Sanada_Maru_(TV_series)
Australian agribusiness company
Elders Limited, formerly known as Elder, Stirling & Co., Elder Smith and Co. and Elder Smith & Co. Ltd, is an Australian agribusiness that provides agricultural
Elders_Limited
Algonquian language
many Sauk grow up with English as their first language. Today, only five elders fluently speak Sauk. With so few speakers, Sauk is considered an endangered
Sauk_language
Priesthood office for men
Doctrine and Covenants, the duty of an elder is to "teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church." Elders have the authority to administer to
Elder_(Latter_Day_Saints)
1598 to 1600, the de facto shogunate was delegated to the Council of Five Elders. The Tokugawa shogunate came to its official end on 9 November 1867,
List_of_shoguns
2006 video game
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a 2006 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and co-published by Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion
Mythological heroes, creators, teachers and inventors
Buddha Bodhidharma Isokelekel Lugus Matres and Matronae Maponos Taranis Five Elders Fuxi Suiren Shujun Zhuanxu Ling Lun Kui Yao Shun Yu the Great Duke of
List_of_culture_heroes
Historical Japanese figure (1573–1626)
took the title of "Ōmidaidokoro". Following the fall of the Council of Five Elders, Oeyo and her sisters were key figures in maintaining a diplomatic relationship
Oeyo
Group of Chinese martial arts
and Yunnan. Guangdong Nanquan is characterized by schools of the Five Family Elders, which are: Hung Ga (洪家拳) Liujiaquan [it] (刘家拳) Choy Gar (蔡家拳) Li
Nanquan_(martial_art)
disbanded soon afterwards, having already been replaced by the Council of Five Elders (Tairō) by Hideyoshi before his death. In 1599, he transferred the family
Asano_Nagamasa
Japanese samurai clan
Hideie became one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's five great senior retainers called Gotairō (Council of Five Elders), which took stewardship over Hideyoshi's
Ukita_clan
Leader in the field of some Christian denominations
distinction between ordained elders and lay elders. The two concepts may be conflated in everyday conversation (for example, a lay elder in the Baptist tradition
Elder_(Christianity)
Fictional character
members of both organizations with the Elders. The plot was ultimately foiled by the team, and both Shaw and the Elders were apprehended. The Ring is a larger
The_Ring_(Chuck)
Former province of Japan
in the western part of Honshū. Mōri Terumoto, one of the Council of Five Elders Toyotomi Hideyoshi appointed for his son Hideyori, sided with Ishida
Aki_Province
Japanese samurai clan that was powerful during the Sengoku period
Hideyoshi who appointed Kobayakawa Takakage as a member of the Council of Five Elders but he died before Toyotomi Hideyoshi. They were also close allies with
Kobayakawa_clan
Fortress in Japan
reconstructed since. Mōri Terumoto, one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's council of Five Elders, built Hiroshima castle between 1589 and 1599. It was located on the
Hiroshima_Castle
Calendar year
rule. August 16 (Keichō 3, 15th day of the 7th month) – The Council of Five Elders, to serve in Japan as regents after the death of General Hideyoshi, is
1598
Series of children's novels by Enid Blyton
referred to as The 'Fives' Books. Julian is the oldest of the five, cousin to George and elder brother to Dick and Anne. He is tall, strong and intelligent
The_Famous_Five
Video game franchise
antagonistic army. Since debuting with The Elder Scrolls: Arena in 1994, the series has produced a total of five main games (of which the last three have
The_Elder_Scrolls
Japanese samurai daimyō during the Sengoku and Edo periods (1556–1623)
Toshiie, and rise to prominence to become a member of the Council of Five Elders. Originally holding a 550,000 koku fief in Echigo Province, Kagekatsu
Uesugi_Kagekatsu
Personality model consisting of five broad dimensions
In psychology and psychometrics, the Big Five personality trait model or five-factor model (FFM), sometimes called by the mnemonic acronym OCEAN or CANOE
Big_Five_personality_traits
Chinese martial art
White Crane. In addition, the style takes up postures that imitate the other five classic animals of Shaolin quan: the tiger, the crane, the leopard, the snake
Hung_Ga
Chinese political scientist and academic (1928–2019)
Chinese political scientist and legal scholar, considered one of China's "Five Elders" of political science. He was a distinguished professor at Tianjin Normal
Xu_Datong
Japanese female servant of Toyotomi clan
the hands of the Council of Five Elders, due to the fact that Hideyori was too young. Later, the Council of the Five Elders goes into crisis and crumbles
Ōkurakyō_no_Tsubone
Topics referred to by the same term
cargo plane, abbreviated as "Dak" Fung Dou Dak, one of the legendary Five Elders in Chinese folklore Dakota language, a Native American language (ISO
DAK_(disambiguation)
(委員待遇年寄, Elder receiving iin privileges) toshiyori (年寄, Elder) san'yo (参与, Consultant) (elders re-hired as consultant between 65 and 70 years old) Elders who
List_of_sumo_elders
Fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
make limited contact with the minds of other Elders. Due to a vow by Death, the Collector and all the Elders cannot die and are effectively immortal.[citation
Collector_(character)
Stylized signature used in parts of Asia
minister Hideki Tojo (1884-1948) Marks of members of the Council of Five Elders Huaya spread to Vietnam after Vietnamese independence from China. It
Huaya
Fictional Chinese martial arts sect
Sword and Dragon Saber, the Kongtong Sect is led by a group of five elders, who joins five other "orthodox" sects to attack the "unorthodox" Ming Cult.
Kongtong_Sect
Topics referred to by the same term
of European tax advisers and their national organizations Council of Five Elders, a government council of feudal Japan Constitution for the Federation
CFE
British philologist (1925–2020)
November 2020, at the age of ninety-five. Elders' Verses: Vol. I (1969, 2nd ed. 2007), a translation of the Theragāthā Elders' Verses: Vol. II (1971, 2nd ed
K._R._Norman
Chinese martial artist and physician
Ga. Luk was also a student of Reverend Jee-sin, one of the legendary Five Elders who survived the destruction of Shaolin Monastery by the Qing government
Wong_Kei-ying
Upcoming video game
is tentatively planned to hit shelves in 2028. With The Elder Scrolls 6 said to be at least five years away, there's a good chance Bethesda will launch
The_Elder_Scrolls_VI
Prominently-placed figure in the late Sengoku period
she actually ran the Toyotomi clan after the fall of the Council of five elders. Hideyoshi's death led Japan to go to war again. Ohatsu's younger sister
Ohatsu
2011 Mexican film
blindly on the internet, the stranger turns out to be not as "unknown". Five elders decide to kill boredom and are planning to Rob a bank. Luis Arrieta as
The_Misfits_(2011_film)
Current of Chinese folk religion
patriarchal succession. In 1834, Xiantiandao elected five preaching leaders, known as the 'Five Elders' (五老). At colloquy of seven deities (七聖) held in 1843
Xiantiandao
Redeemer's altar and visitors began pouring in. By 1966, a group of five elders had formed including Graham, a Methodist layman called Ladd Fields, Galveston
Graham_Pulkingham
List of characters from the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong
Shaolin elders. Ban Shuxian (斑淑嫻) is He Taichong's wife and a highly-skilled swordswoman. She is killed along with her husband by the three Shaolin elders while
List of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber characters
List_of_The_Heaven_Sword_and_Dragon_Saber_characters
Comic series
the wrath of Eclipse's fans by going for more. Krayon He is one of the five elders. He is a very eccentric and flamboyant demon who nevertheless is not
Demon_Diary
History of the Huguenot refugees, community, and legacy in Kent
The Consistory was composed of ministers and elders, and was often associated with the deacons. Elders and Deacons of the church were annually elected
History of the Huguenots in Kent
History_of_the_Huguenots_in_Kent
Japanese feudal lord (1545–1615)
force when he put up Mōri Terumoto who was a member of the council of Five Elders and raised their army to Tokugawa Ieyasu. However, Nagamori was involved
Mashita_Nagamori
Chinese fraternal organisation
Victoria. 14K Triad Bamboo Union China Zhi Gong Party Da Cheng Rebellion Five Elders Ghee Hin Kongsi Green Gang Hai San Lin Shuangwen rebellion Ngee Heng
Hongmen
Domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate
and a close friend of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A member of the Council of Five Elders who ruled Japan during the Sengoku period, he was granted the Kaga Domain
Kaga_Domain
Dutch and Flemish painter (c. 1525/30–1569)
Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (/ˈbrɔɪɡəl/ BROY-gəl, US also /ˈbruːɡəl/ BROO-gəl; Dutch: [ˈpitər ˈbrøːɣəl] ; c. 1525–1530 – 9 September
Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder
Ancient Germanic letters
often advanced as a candidate for the origin of the runes, with only five Elder Futhark runes (ᛖ e, ᛇ ï, ᛃ j, ᛜ ŋ, ᛈ p) having no counterpart in the Bolzano
Runes
Upper house of the former legislature of Afghanistan
The House of Elders or Mesherano Jirga (Pashto: د افغانستان مشرانو جرګه), was the upper house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside
House_of_Elders_(Afghanistan)
Jewish rabbi
quoted several times as attesting to a halacha on the authority of "Five Elders". Some identify him with Abtolemus b. Reuben, who is cited in the Talmud:
Abtolemus
of his heir Toyotomi Hideyori. Following the fall of the Council of Five Elders that resulted in the Battle of Sekigahara, Yodo-dono becomes the chief
List of female castellans in Japan
List_of_female_castellans_in_Japan
itself is preceded by an engagement ceremony, in which five elders from the bride's family host five sets of parents from the groom's family to negotiate
Marriage_in_Myanmar
2018 film by Pandiraj
role of a passionate farmer and the only male child in a family with five elder sisters. The director succeeded in convincing Sathyaraj to play the character
Kadaikutty_Singam
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi
List of works by Artemisia Gentileschi Susanna and the Elders in art "Susannah and the Elders". VADS. Retrieved 1 April 2020. Treves, Letizia (2020).
Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi, Burghley)
Susanna_and_the_Elders_(Artemisia_Gentileschi,_Burghley)
Topics referred to by the same term
the Three Kingdoms era of China. Bak Mei (白眉), one of the legendary Five Elders of China. Pai Mei, a character who is in the Hollywood film Kill Bill
White_eyebrows
Leaders of Church of Scotland congregations
elders. Although colloquial usage in the Church distinguishes between ministers and elders, the minister is understood theologically to be an elder with
Ministers and elders of the Church of Scotland
Ministers_and_elders_of_the_Church_of_Scotland
Plymouth Brethren Protestant church denomination
or "gathering" has at least twenty adult members and is led by two to five "elders" or presbyters, who also function as preachers of the Gospel. As of 2008
Christian Evangelical Church of Romania
Christian_Evangelical_Church_of_Romania
Caste-specific juries in India
Panchayat members are appointed by consensus. Panchayats, the council of five elders, had existed since Vedic period (c. 1500 – c. 600 BCE) from the times
Caste_panchayat
Fijian politician (1957–2020)
December 2010 was Winston Thompson. On 18 March 2005, it was announced that five elders from his home island of Lakeba had visited him in Suva to invite him
Finau_Mara
American black nationalist religious movement
The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Five Percenters or the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE), is a movement influenced by the Nation
Five-Percent_Nation
American business magnate (1863–1947)
Independent. In early 1920, Ford procured a copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an infamously antisemitic fabricated text. He instructed the editors
Henry_Ford
American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)
Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American conservative political commentator and talk radio host. He hosts The Larry Elder Show, based in
Larry_Elder
Dutch sailor who travelled to Japan (1556–1623)
with the ship and its crew. Ieyasu, who was the head of the Council of Five Elders, ordered them to sail the ship to Sakai (near Osaka) and then on to Edo
Jan_Joosten_van_Lodensteijn
Chinese surname
Ming dynasty general 吳梅 (吴梅) – Ng Mui (Wu Méi), one of the legendary Five Elders of the Shaolin Temple 吳懿 (吴懿) – Wu Yi (Three Kingdoms), general of Shu
Wu_(surname)
Imperial consort of the Yongzheng Emperor
of Huguang, and held the title of a first class duke (一等公) Five elder brothers Fifth elder brother: Nian Gengyao (年羹尧; 1679–1726) One sister The date
Imperial_Noble_Consort_Dunsu
System of runes for Proto-Germanic
of acrophony. The Old English names of all 24 runes of the Elder Futhark, along with five names of runes unique to the Anglo-Saxon runes, are preserved
Elder_Futhark
Congregation discipline as practiced by Jehovah's Witnesses
administered by congregation elders. Members who engage in conduct that is considered inappropriate may be counseled privately by elders, and congregational responsibilities
Jehovah's Witnesses congregational discipline
Jehovah's_Witnesses_congregational_discipline
King of the Anglo-Saxons from 899 to 924
Nick Higham: "Edward the Elder is perhaps the most neglected of English kings. He ruled an expanding realm for twenty-five years and arguably did as
Edward_the_Elder
Comics character
created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Wilson. The Champion is one of the alien Elders of the Universe. He is an immortal who claims to have been born billions
Champion_of_the_Universe
Fictional extraterrestrial in the Cthulhu Mythos
bilateral symmetry of bipeds. They also differ in that they have a five-lobed brain. The Elder Things exhibit vegetable and animal characteristics and reproduce
Elder_Thing
General of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period
defused. Before dying in 1598, Hideyoshi named Toshiie to the council of Five Elders to support Toyotomi Hideyori until he was old enough to take control
Maeda_Toshiie
2012 video game by ArenaNet
the death of the five elder dragons, resolving many plot threads from the game's ongoing storyline. The players meet the sixth elder dragon, Soo-Won,
Guild_Wars_2
FIVE ELDERS
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Girl/Female
French Latin
From the shore.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Panchavaktra | பஂசாவகà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Five faced, Lord Hanuman
Panchavaktra | பஂசாவகà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Girl/Female
Biblical
Five cities.
Boy/Male
Indian
Five
Biblical
five cities
Girl/Female
Australian, Swedish
God is Merciful
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Five Good Things
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, FIFE means "from Fife," a place said to have gotten its name from the legendary Pictish hero Fib.
Girl/Female
French, German, Irish, Swedish
Tribe of the Irish; The Lord Judges
Girl/Female
Irish
Good.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
Five; God; Fived
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish
Motivator; Lovely; Beauty
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Fire Worshiper; Fire
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish (Fife and Angus)
English and Scottish (Fife and Angus) : variant of Betts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Fein.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Archer.
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Archer; God is Merciful
Boy/Male
Scottish
County name in Scotland.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Sadhbh, SIVE means "sweet."
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin, Scottish
Dark of Peace
FIVE ELDERS
FIVE ELDERS
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rasvihari | ரஸவிஹாரீ
Lord Krishna
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Cranmore in Somerset, named from Old English cran ‘crane’ + mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’.
Male
German
Pet form of German Eberhard, EBBE means "strong as a boar."
Boy/Male
English American French
Faithful; unswerving.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Sandalwood; Parrot
Female
Greek
(Λάχεσις) Greek name LAKHESIS means "apportioner; disposer of lots." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Fates (Moirae).
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Defender
Boy/Male
Latin
Lame.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Slave of him who punishes wrongdoings and seizes retribution
Boy/Male
Tamil
Brilliant, Sharp
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v. i.
To play on a fife.
v. t.
To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.
v. t.
To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.
n.
A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens.
n.
Cinquefoil; five-finger.
v. t.
To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.
v. t.
To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.
v. t.
To drive by fire.
n.
The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects.
a.
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
superl.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
v. i.
To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
v. t.
To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.
v. t.
To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.
a.
Alt. of Five-leaved
v. t. & i.
To give.
n. pl.
Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years.
a.
Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.
a. & adv.
In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.