Sekirov Dictionary

four

[fɔː]

noun 11
number 2
forms 1
phrases 6

noun11

the figure 4
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Four o'clock.
- Letters to Sheffield are despatched every morning at six, and arrive every afternoon at ten minutes past four. — 1828
An event in which the batsmen run four times between the wickets or, more often, a batsman hits a ball which bounces on the ground before passing over a boundary, resulting in an award of 4 runs for the batting team. If the ball does not bounce before passing over the boundary, a six is awarded instead.
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A person who is four years old.
- I'll take the threes, fours and fives and go to the playground.
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Anything measuring four units, as length.
- Do you have any more fours? I want to make this a little taller.
Four-man sweep racing shell, with or without a coxswain.
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The shell itself.
- The team bought a new four last season.
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The crew rowing in a four boat.
- Our four won both races.
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(informal) A regatta event for four boats.
- We got third place in the varsity four.
A power forward.
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(no longer used) A four-pennyworth of spirits.
- I was a-strollin' down, thinkin' between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of gin hot would be, when suddenly the glint of a light caught my eye in the window of that same house. — 1887

number2

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A numerical value equal to 4; the number following three and preceding five.
- There are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Describing a set or group with four elements.

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Phrases with four

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