fours

Noun

Meaning

fours

plural of four

(poker slang) A pair of fours.

(UK, prison slang) The cells located on the third floor.
Coordinate terms: ones, twos, threes, fives

(finance, archaic) Shares at a rate of four percent.
Coordinate term: fives

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

quaternary quad sevens four quaternion fourth quartet tetrad foursome quadrennial quadruplet forty-four fourteen four-way

Related terms

all fours on all fours

Phrases with the word

on all fours petit fours go on all fours move on all fours run on all fours crawl on all fours

Anagrams

fusor uORFs

Examples

Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised. James Thurber

Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours. Ninette de Valois

If I had sharp claws I'd get on all fours. And scratch your back for free. Ed Harcourt

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball. Christy Mathewson

I tend to eat things in fours. I'll eat four nuts, four grapes, four chips at a time. I don't know why. It's not really a superstition. I don't think anything bad will happen if I don't, but three potato chips doesn't seem right. Jimmy Wales

One feels like crawling on all fours after reading your work. Voltaire

Close letter words and terms

Fourrage fourragere fourrier fourscore fourscore and ten fourses