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[ siks-teen ] / ˈsɪksˈtin /
nouna cardinal number, ten plus six. a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI. a set of this many persons or things. adjectiveamounting to 16 in number. Origin of sixteenbefore 900; Middle English, Old English sixtēne; cognate with Dutch zestien,German sechzehn,Old Norse sextān.See six, -teen Words nearby sixteensix-pointer, six-shooter, Six Sigma, six-spot, sixte, sixteen, sixteenmo, sixteenpenny, sixteenth, Sixteenth Amendment, sixteenth note Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sixteenAt the age of sixteen these bad guys chase you, often under the amused and complicit watch of policemen. Living Black & Gay in the ’50s|Alain Mabanckou|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST My birth certificate was modified, I changed my name, and when I was sixteen I emancipated from my grandparents and my father. Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All|Aurora Snow|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sixteen years later, his former best friend finally confronts him. The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Nov 10-16, 2014|William Boot|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sixteen have cleared the Judiciary Committee, 13 with unanimous support from members of both parties. What If the United States Had No Attorney General?|Eleanor Clift|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sixteen seasons in, The Biggest Loser continues to be a ratings winner. ‘The Biggest Loser’ Could Be TV’s Most Important Show Ever|Daniela Drake|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Religion, say these, was corrupted a little after His death, and remained in that state of corruption about sixteen hundred years. Letters on England|Voltaire Yes, and much good he'll do the King's service; he'll eat for six and run for sixteen. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc|Mark Twain At sixteen, then, the boy did not know for what he was best fitted in life. Famous Men of Science|Sarah K. Bolton Juan Fernandez is about sixteen miles long and five and a half miles wide. Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880|Various At zero minus sixteen hours Rick stood at the base of the huge rocket and looked up, studying every inch of it. The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for sixteen
nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of ten and sixSee also number (def. 1) a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number music the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units determiner- amounting to sixteensixteen tons
- (as pronoun)sixteen are known to the police
Word Origin for sixteenOld English sextyne Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |