...a glorious career spanning more than six decades.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
In cricket, if a player hits a six, they score six runs by hitting the ball so that it crosses the boundary at the edge of the playing area before it touches the ground.
3.
See to hit someone for six
4.
See at sixes and sevens
six in British English
(sɪks)
noun
1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
See also number (sense 1)
2.
a numeral, 6, VI, etc, representing this number
3.
something representing, represented by, or consisting of six units, such as a playingcard with six symbols on it
4. Also called: six o'clock
six hours after noon or midnight
5. Also called: sixer cricket
a.
a stroke in which the ball crosses the boundary without bouncing
b.
the six runs scored for such a stroke
6.
a division of a Brownie Guide or Cub Scout pack
7. at sixes and sevens
8. knock someone for six
9. six of one and half a dozen of the other
determiner
10.
a.
amounting to six
six nations
b.
(as pronoun)
set the table for six
▶ Related prefixes: , hexa-, sex-
Word origin
Old English siex; related to Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Old High German sehs, Latin sex, Greek hex, Sanskrit sastha
Six in British English
(French sis)
noun
Les Six
six in American English
(sɪks)
adjective
1.
totaling one more than five
noun
2.
the cardinal number between five and seven; 6; VI
3.
any group of six people or things; half a dozen
4.
something numbered six or having six units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
Idioms:
at sixes and sevens
Word origin
ME < OE sex, akin to Ger sechs, ON sex, Goth saihs < IE base *seks, *swes > L sex, Gr hex, Sans ṣáṭ
More idioms containing
six
knock someone for six
six of one and half a dozen of the other
Examples of 'six' in a sentence
six
In the previous match he hit five sixes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
England have the potential for the most exciting top six in world cricket.
The Sun (2011)
We have more experience than we have had in the last five or six years.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You look at the top six or eight clubs and financially what they have got.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What are the six numbers on the red dice?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So is the mayor and all but one of the six local councillors.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He had been back for four to six weeks.
The Sun (2015)
He listed up to six young players he deemed to be the next in line.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They have now seen him score six goals against them in five matches.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The architecture is harmonious and no building is over five or six floors high.
Fitch, Noel Riley Hemingway in Paris - Parisian walks for the literary traveller (1989)
The six acres of grounds include a tennis court and an orchard.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He unloaded a magazine and only managed to hit me six times.
The Sun (2010)
They have won their last six games.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Unlikely to be at best for two or three races and would settle for top six tomorrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We want to make album number six.
The Sun (2015)
And six per cent took out the loan to pay for a surprise for their partner or family.
The Sun (2008)
The short boundary also invited sixes.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are aged eight and six.
The Sun (2008)
Ten per cent of drivers have sat behind the wheel with no cover - up from six per cent last year.
The Sun (2014)
It was enough to glance at the scorecard to know that this was true village cricket: six pairs of brothers were on show.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
First he volleyed over from six yards before aiming a header straight at Lee Camp.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
six
British English: six /sɪks/ NUMBER
Six is the number 6.
...six years old.
American English: six
Arabic: سِتَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: seis
Chinese: 六
Croatian: šest
Czech: šest
Danish: seks
Dutch: zes
European Spanish: seis
Finnish: kuusi numero
French: six
German: sechs
Greek: έξι
Italian: sei
Japanese: 六
Korean: 6
Norwegian: seks
Polish: sześć
European Portuguese: seis
Romanian: șase
Russian: шесть
Latin American Spanish: seis
Swedish: sex siffra
Thai: หก
Turkish: altı
Ukrainian: шість
Vietnamese: sáu
All related terms of 'six'
Les Six
a group of six young composers in France, who from about 1916 formed a temporary association as a result of interest in neoclassicism and in the music of Satie and the poetry of Cocteau . Its members were Darius Milhaud , Arthur Honegger , Francis Poulenc , Georges Auric , Louis Durey, and Germaine Tailleferre
six-gun
a revolver with six chambers
deep-six
To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it.
six-eight
a form of compound duple time in which there are six quaver beats to the bar , indicated by the time signature 6 8
six-pack
A six-pack is a pack containing six bottles or cans sold together.
six-sided
(of a shape, etc) having six sides
Six Sigma
a business management strategy that uses statistical methods to identify defects and improve performance
sixty-six
a cardinal number, 60 plus 6
eighty-six
to eject (someone) from a place
six-footer
Someone who is six foot tall can be called a six-footer .
Six Nations
(formerly) a confederacy of Native American peoples, consisting of of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
six o'clock
→ another name for six (sense 4 )
six-pointer
a football match between two teams in similar positions in the league table , considered as being worth six points as it not only gains the winning team three points but denies three points to the losing team
six-seater
a vehicle vehicle providing seats for six people
six-shooter
A six-shooter is a small gun that holds six bullets .
six-storey
having six floors or storeys
District Six
an area of Cape Town that was inhabited by a racially mixed community until it was forcibly removed in 1966
Six Counties
the historic counties of Northern Ireland, which no longer have a local government function
six-cylinder
having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine , pump , or compressor within which the pistons move
Joe Six-Pack
an average or typical man
Six Day War
a war fought in the Middle East in June 1967, lasting six days. In it Israel defeated Egypt , Jordan , and Syria , occupying the Gaza Strip, the Sinai , Jerusalem , the West Bank of the Jordan, and the Golan Heights
six-yard box
On a football pitch, the six-yard box is the rectangular area marked in front of the goal .
six-year-old
being six years in age
six-eight time
a form of compound duple time in which there are six quaver beats to the bar, indicated by the time signature 6 8
six-yard area
a rectangular area to the sides and front of the goal , measuring 20 × 6 yards on a full-sized pitch , from which goal kicks are taken
six-yard line
the line marking the limits of the goal area
six-finger country
an isolated area considered as being inhabited by people who practise inbreeding
six-gilled shark
any large primitive shark , esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters
six o'clock swill
a period of heavy drinking, esp during the years when hotels had to close their bars at 6.00 p .m.
six of the best
six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
six-speed gearbox
a gearbox containing a system of six gears
twenty-six counties
the counties of the Republic of Ireland
knock someone for six
to give someone a surprise or shock which they have difficulty recovering from
Six Nations Championship
the annual competition involving national sides representing England, France, Ireland , Italy , Scotland, and Wales . Until the admission of Italy in 2000, it was known as the Five Nations Championship
to hit someone for six knocked for six
If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six , they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news .
poyou
an armadillo , Euphractus sexcinctus , native to South America and characterized by its six moveable bands
six of one and half a dozen of the other
said to mean that both of two people, situations or possible courses of action are equally bad or equally good
goal area
a rectangular area to the sides and front of the goal , measuring 20 × 6 yards on a full-sized pitch , from which goal kicks are taken
cow shark
any large primitive shark , esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters