six
/sɪks/
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six numeral: a numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
Numeral
six
- A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
- Gunshots rang out in the capital Abuja and also in the neighboring Niger state as police lobbed tear gas to disperse defiant protesters. In Niger, at least six people are now feared dead, local media reported.2024 August 1, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation”, in CNN
Noun
six (plural sixes)
- A group or set with six elements.
- The digit or figure 6.
- how about 100 then? for 100, I wanted to pay homage to the people who have been using seximal this entire time. specifically, I used the word for six sixes found in the Ndom language, "nif".(Can we date this quote?), jan Misali, “what to call the numbers”, in seximal.net
- A playing card featuring six pips.
- A person who is six years old.
- The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.
- Six o'clock.
- In Austria the prisoners rise at five, [...]. There are morning prayers at a quarter to six, after which the prisoners are conducted to work.1838, Francis Bisset Hawkins, chapter XIII, in Germany: The Spirit of Her History, Literature, Social Condition and National Economy, Illustrated by Reference to Her Physical, Moral and Political...
- Rear, behind (rear side of something).
- cover my six
- Just as having an enemy on your “six” is the hardest situation to escape, being on an enemy at six o'clock is the surest kill. Fighter pilots are always practicing maneuvers to get out from having another aircraft on their six.2009, Bill Yenne, Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-scoring American Aces of World War II, Penguin, →ISBN, page 98
- An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
- His century featured 12 sixes.
- England required 15 from the last over of the regular match. Ben Stokes hit a six and benefited when a throw from the deep hit him and went for four overthrows.2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London
- A touchdown.
- A bathroom or toilet.
- Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.
Proper noun capitalized: Six
Six
six meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
six in Hindi
- cardinal number
- छह chah, छः chaḥ
- digit
- छह chah
- cricket
- छक्का chakkā
six in Tamil
- cardinal number
- ஆறு āṟu
six in Marathi
- cardinal number
- सहा sahā
six in Urdu
- cardinal number
- چھہ chah, chē
More languagesFewer languages
- six in Bengali
- ছয় choẏ
- six in Telugu
- ఆరు āru
- six in Malayalam
- ആറു āṟu, ആറ് āṟŭ
- six in Kannada
- ಆರು āru, ೬
- six in Punjabi
- ਛੇ che
- six in Gujarati
- છ cha
- six in Odia
- ଛଅ: chaa
- six in Sanskrit
- षष् ṣáṣ
- six in Sinhala
- හය haya
- six in Assamese
- ছয় soy
- six in Nepali
- छ cha
- six in Pashto
- شپږ špag
- six in Tagalog
- anim, seis
- six in Arabic
- سِتَّة sitta
- six in Malay
- enam, nam
- six in Indonesian
- enam
- six in Persian
- شِش šeš
- six in Thai
- หก hòk
- six in Vietnamese
- sáu
- six in Myanmar
- ခြောက် hkrauk
- Sindhi
- ڇه ch
- Dhivehi
- ހަ ha
- Dzongkha
- དྲུག drug
Examples of six in a sentence
- The blue team are on six points and the red team on five.
- For six hours the tide flows in, then for another six hours it flows out.
- The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.
Synonyms of six
Forms of six
| plural | sixes |
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Origin of six
PIE word *swéḱs From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Norwegian and Danish seks, also Latin sex, Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ). Doublet of sice. Toilet sense predates military usage.
Words formed from six
- all sixes and nines
- big six
- deep-six
- double-six
- drive a coach and six through
- eighty-six
- five-six
- grade six
- half-past-six
- have got someone's six
- have someone's six
- hit a six
- hit it for six
- hit on all six
- it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six
- king of six
- knock someone for six
- Meal Team Six
- nine-nine-six
- number six
- pick-six
- Schläfli double six
- six-ace flat
- six and two threes
- six-banded armadillo
- Six Bells
- six bob a day tourist
- Six Counties
- six-coupled
- sixel
- sixer
- sixes and nines
- six-figure
- six figures
- sixfold
- six foot
- six-footedness
- six-footer
- sixgill
- six-gun
- Six Hills
- sixie
- sixies
- sixish
- six-legged
- six-leggedness
- six-lined racerunner
- sixling
- six-man football
- Six Mile
- Six Mile Bottom
- Six Mile Swamp
- sixmo
- sixmonth
- six-month club
- Six Nations of the Grand River
- sixness
- six o'clock swill
- six of one, half a dozen of the other
- six of the best
Phrases with six
- deep six
- long six
- Mane Six
- pick six
- six pack
- fifty six
- forty six
- short six
- six packs
- Six Sigma
- sixty six
- Boston Six
49 more phrasesFewer phrases
- eighty six
- ninety six
- six senses
- thirty six
- twenty six
- Gang of Six
- seventy six
- six hundred
- Six Nations
- six o'clock
- six pointer
- kings of six
- Original Six
- six pointers
- six thousand
- six feet deep
- six feet under
- six penny nail
- hits it for six
- hits on all six
- six penny nails
- six perfections
- Southampton Six
- at six and seven
- had someone's six
- has someone's six
- hitting it for six
- hitting on all six
- six ways to Sunday
- hit someone for six
- six ways for Sunday
- this day six months
- having someone's six
- hits someone for six
- six ways from Sunday
- six ways till Sunday
- had got someone's six
- has got someone's six
- knocks someone for six
- six bob a day tourists
- hitting someone for six
- knocked someone for six
- having got someone's six
- knocking someone for six
- drove a coach and six through
- driven a coach and six through
- drives a coach and six through
- driving a coach and six through
- six to one, half dozen to another
Words that rhyme with six
Questions about six
- What does six mean?
- Six means a numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).
- What is six in Hindi?
- Six in Hindi is छह (chah), छः (chaḥ), छक्का (chakkā). See Six meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is six?
- Six can be a numeral, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce six?
- Six is pronounced /sɪks/.
Words near six in the dictionary
Source and license
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