Definition of Fifth wheel

1. Noun. Someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded.

Exact synonyms: Deadwood
Generic synonyms: Redundance, Redundancy

2. Noun. An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle.
Exact synonyms: Spare
Generic synonyms: Car Wheel

3. Noun. A steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate.
Generic synonyms: Bearing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fifth Wheel

fifth
fifth
fifthly
fifths
Fifth Amendment
Fifth Avenue
fifth column
fifth columnist
fifth cranial nerve
fifth cranial nerve
Fifth Crusade
fifth disease
fifth finger
fifth part
fifth ventricle
fifth wheel (current term)
fifties
fiftieth
fiftieth
fiftieths
fifty
fifty-cent piece
fifty-eight
fifty-fifth
fifty-fifty
fifty-five
fifty-four
fifty-nine
fifty-one
fifty-seven

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