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fifteen /fɪfˈtiːn / /ˈfɪftiːn /cardinal number1Equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; 15: all fifteen bedrooms have private facilities fifteen feet high fifteen of Howard’s troops were killed (Roman numeral: xv or XV) It takes five to fifteen times as much ginseng as aspirin or caffeine to produce toxicity in animals....- Four plus five plus three plus fifteen is less than 40; what happened to the other inmates?
- Fourteen and fifteen seem to be as good as any at the moment.
1.1A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by fifteen. 1.2Fifteen years old: she must be fifteen by now...- The definition of literacy used by the government is that one must be over the age of fifteen and capable of reading and writing.
- Green's anthology was my introduction to Australian poetry at the age of fifteen or so, and for me it was love at first sight.
- One in three New Zealanders aged fifteen and over has no qualification.
1.3A team of fifteen players, especially in rugby.On a personal note I was disappointed at the poor representation of players on the starting fifteen....- Both players on the starting fifteen made a major contribution to the success.
- The affiliations committee felt the club's first team are too strong for the intermediate grade where all the other seven teams are second fifteens.
1.4 (15) British (Of a film) classified as suitable for people of 15 years and over. 2 (the Fifteen) historical The Jacobite rebellion of 1715. Phrases fifteen minutes of fame (or famous for fifteen minutes) Origin Old English fīftēne, fīftīene (see five, -teen). Rhymes Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean |