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starting five

starting five noun: the five players who are initially playing for a team at the start of a game.

Noun

starting five (plural starting fives)

  1. (US) The five players who are initially playing for a team at the start of a game.

Forms of starting five

pluralstarting fives

Questions about starting five

What does starting five mean?
Starting five means the five players who are initially playing for a team at the start of a game.
What part of speech is starting five?
Starting five is a noun.
What is the plural of starting five?
The plural of starting five is starting fives.

Words near starting five in the dictionary

  1. starting bars
  2. starting berth
  3. starting berths
  4. starting block
  5. starting blocks
  6. starting five
  7. starting fives
  8. starting fluid
  9. starting fluids
  10. starting gate
  11. starting gates

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