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Hives vs Fives - What's the difference?

hives | fives |

As nouns the difference between hives and fives

is that hives is itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions or hives can be while fives is .

As a verb hives

is (hive).

hives

English

(wikipedia hives)

Etymology 1

(en)

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
    • Synonyms
    * urticaria * nettle-rash

    Etymology 2

    See

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hive)

    • Anagrams

    *

    fives

    English

    (wikipedia fives)

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
  • (chiefly, British) a ball game, somewhat like tennis, played against a wall
  • (poker slang) A pair of .

    • See also

    * bunch of fives