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starting fives

starting fives is the plural of starting five.

Meaning of starting five

Noun

starting five (plural starting fives)

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

Questions about starting fives

What is starting fives the plural of?
Starting fives is the plural of starting five.

Words near starting fives in the dictionary

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

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