Five-spot (Noun)
Meaning 1
California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 2
A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
A United States bill worth 5 dollars.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The vending machine spit out a five-spot as change when I bought a snack.
- She added a five-spot to the street performer's tip jar after his impressive routine.
- The kid's eyes lit up when he found a crumpled five-spot in his jacket pocket.
- The coffee shop's register was filled with nothing but ones and the occasional five-spot.
- The street vendor handed him a handful of candy in exchange for the five-spot he had offered.