four

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: 4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquartetquadrupletfoursomeLittle Joefour-spot

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and oneSynonyms: 4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternityquartetquadrupletfoursomeLittle Joe
  2. a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pipsSynonyms: four-spot

Adjective (1)

  1. being one more than threeSynonyms: 4iv
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Four \Four\, n.

1.The sum of four units; four units or objects. [1913 Webster]

2.A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv. [1913 Webster]

3.Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four. [1913 Webster]

All fours. See All fours, in the Vocabulary. Fourb

Four \Four\ (f[=o]r), a. [OE. four, fower, feower, AS. fe['o]wer; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fj[=o]rir, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidw[=o]r, Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. te`ttares, te`ssares, pi`syres, Skr. catur. [root]302. Cf. Farthing, Firkin, Forty, Cater four, Quater-cousin, Quatuor, Quire of paper, tetrarch.] One more than three; twice two. [1913 Webster]
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