five-spot
[ fahyv-spot ]
/ ˈfaɪvˌspɒt /
noun
a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.
Slang.
a five-dollar bill.
a low plant, Nemophila maculata, of the waterleaf family, native to western and central California, having white flowers with a purple spot at the tip of each of its five petals.
Origin of five-spot
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Words nearby five-spot
five-gaited,
five-legged,
five-o'clock shadow,
five-speed,
five-spice powder,
five-spot,
five-star,
five-year plan,
fivefold,
fivepenny,
fivepins
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British Dictionary definitions for five-spot
five-spot
noun
(in the US) a five-dollar bill