"fours" meaning in English

See fours in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fours
  1. plural of four Tags: form-of, plural Form of: four
    Sense id: en-fours-en-noun-iipkLwuc Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 22 27 20

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} fours pl (plural only)
  1. (poker slang) A pair of fours. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Translations (pair of fours): nelospari (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fours-en-noun-F54nH3Cs Categories (other): Poker, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 41 33 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 22 27 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 28 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 26 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 37 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 32 37 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 29 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 32 37 28 Topics: card-games, poker Disambiguation of 'pair of fours': 98 0 2
  2. (UK, prison slang) The cells located on the third floor. Tags: UK, plural, plural-only, slang Coordinate_terms: ones, twos, threes, fives
    Sense id: en-fours-en-noun-Cxjygz1z Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 41 33 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 22 27 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 28 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 26 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 37 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 32 37 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 29 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 32 37 28
  3. (finance, archaic) Shares at a rate of four percent. Tags: archaic, plural, plural-only Coordinate_terms: fives
    Sense id: en-fours-en-noun-79-1SKzh Categories (other): Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 41 33 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 31 22 27 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 28 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 26 36 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 24 37 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 32 37 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 29 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 32 37 28 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: all fours, on all fours Translations (plural of 'four'): vieren [plural] (Dutch), четвёрки (četvjórki) (Russian)
Disambiguation of "plural of 'four'": 42 41 17
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