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four

four

1 1.0
A card, die, or domino that shows four spots
  • noun
  • /fɔr/
: cuatro
  • But the cat coped easily on all fours, and Lisbeth only ducked out of instinct.

Examples

  • Next should be the four of clubs.

  • Captain Lewis said, "Form column of fours... to the parade ground, march."

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I love playing Connect Four with Wesley and my wife.

  • Three sevens And a pair of fours.

  • So close, two fours, which Norm jacked up a while ago.

  • Singles, doubles, fours, they haven't lost a race yet.

  • Charlie crawls on all fours through the gravel at the side of the road.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The back wall, the one made of plywood and two-by-fours, looked impressive, even intimidating, from this side.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Kitten followed at a swift, ground-eating gallop on all fours, while Daine and Tkaa brought up the rear.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • In the game of cards, I drew a four of hearts, which helped me win the round.

Synonyms

four-spot
vsfour
8.1

A playing card, domino, or die with four dots on it

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen

Idioms

30 3.4

Happens all the time without stopping

to the four winds
  • Literature
2 8.4

Spread in all directions so they cannot be found

Always ready to work or help, day and night

A way to say eighty-seven years ago, used by Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Gettysburg Address

So drunk that you cannot walk or speak clearly

Compounds

A period equal to one full day and night

301 1.0

To multiply an amount by four

202 1.0

A person, animal, or thing that is four years old

38 2.0

A vehicle that has four wheels

four-letter word
  • Offensive
24 7.7

A rude or offensive word with four letters used to show anger

four-wheel drive
  • Specialized
21 3.4

A system that powers all four wheels for better grip on rough or slippery ground

18 3.2

A thing that has four wheels, like a car or cart

two-by-four
  • Specialized
11 3.1

A piece of wood about two inches by four inches used for building

A small green plant with four leaves that people think brings luck

9 2.8

A road that has two lanes for traffic in each direction

four-wheeler
  • Archaic
8 5.1

A vehicle with four wheels like a carriage or taxi that people pay to use

Four Horsemen
  • Literature
8 9.9

Four riders who represent conquest, war, famine, and disease at the end of the world

5 5.6

A bed with four tall posts at the corners that hold a canopy or curtains

Four riders on horses in the Bible that stand for taking land, war, hunger, and death, warning of great disaster

four-part harmony
  • Specialized
2 5.5

Four voices singing different notes together to make a rich musical sound

2 7.8

A small sweet cake served with tea or as a dessert

1 5.1

Having four pointed parts like a fork

1 6.5

An agreement that involves four different people or groups

four-stroke engine
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A machine that makes power using four piston movements in one cycle

four flush
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An attempt to trick others by pretending to have a strong poker hand or more success than you have

A number that comes after three hundred ninety-nine in a list

A short announcement people hear four minutes before an event ends to tell them to prepare

four-hitter
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A baseball game in which a pitcher allows only four hits by the other team

four-four time
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A musical beat pattern with four beats in each bar

Four Hundred
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A small group of rich and famous people who make up the city's most exclusive circle

four-in-hand
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A carriage pulled by four horses driven by one person

four-act play
  • Archaic
1 6.3

A play divided into four parts that each show part of the story

1 9.4

A long necktie tied so one end hangs in front of the other

clue-by-four
  • Slang
1 9.9

A strong direct hint that makes someone suddenly understand

coach-and-four
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large carriage pulled by four horses with a driver

1 7.7

A garden plant with colorful, fragrant flowers that open in the late afternoon

four-petaled
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A flower with four petals

four-pounder
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small cannon that fires a four-pound shot

A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone

A wildflower with purple-red flowers that open in the late afternoon

A wildflower with deep pink tube-shaped flowers that open in the evening

A garden plant with scented flowers that open late afternoon

A desert plant with deep pink, tube-shaped flowers that open in the evening

A small insect with bright wings whose front legs are very small and folded so it walks on four legs

9.9

A cheating street card game that tricks people out of money

four-centered arch
  • Specialized
9.9

A wide, low arch with a gentle point used in old churches and houses

A small yellow or orange bug with four black stripes that makes spots on plant leaves

A runner who has run a mile in less than four minutes

four-needled
  • Specialized
8.3

An evergreen tree like a pine with four needles in each small group on its branches

four-o'clock family
  • Specialized
9.5

A group of flowering plants like herbs, shrubs, and vines that open in the afternoon

9.9

A large size of printed letters of about 32 points used for headings and title pages

A small yellow insect with four black stripes on its back that feeds on plants

A machine that burns fuel inside and makes power in four piston strokes

four-tailed bandage
  • Specialized
9.7

A cloth strip with four tails that you tie over the head to hold the jaw or chin

8.1

A playing card, domino, or die with four dots on it

A sea fish with large side and belly fins that glides above water

A simple game for children using the thumb and four fingers to help them move well

A leafy wildflower with light purple flowers that open in the evening and last into the next morning

A leafy wildflower with sweet-smelling white or pale pink trumpet flowers that blooms late afternoon

A low plant with groups of three deep pink flowers near the ground

How Many

sixsome
  • Archaic
1 6.5
five
∞ 1.0
four
1 1.0
three
∞ 1.0
two
∞ 1.0
one
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

four singular
fours plural

Etymology

Four comes from the old German word feower, the same root as German vier. That is why a playing card, domino, or die with four spots is simply called a four, because it shows 'four'.