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six
I. \ˈsiks\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English six, sex, adjective & pron., from Old English six, siex, seox; akin to Old High German sehs six, Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Latin sex, Greek hex, Sanskrit ṣaṣ
: being one more than five in number
< six years >
— see number table
II. pronoun, plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English
: six countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
< six are here >
< six were found >
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English, from six, adjective & pron.
1. : twice three : three times two
2.
a. : six units or objects
< a total of six >
b. : a group or set of six
< arranged by sixes >
3.
a. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numeral 6
b. : the figure 6
4. : six o'clock — compare bell table, time illustration
5.
a. : a playing card marked to show that it is sixth in a suit
b. : a domino with six spots on one of its halves
c. : a die with six spots on the uppermost side
d. : an article of clothing of the sixth size
< wears a six >
6. cricket : a hit that counts six runs (as by crossing the boundary before touching the ground); also : one from which six runs are scored
7.
a. : a playing team of six members (as in ice hockey)
b.
(1) : a boat rowed by six oars
(2) : a crew of six oarsmen
(3) sixes plural : races for 6-oared boats
8.
a. : an internal-combustion engine having six cylinders
b. : an automobile powered with a six-cylinder engine
9. : the subdivision of six girls in a brownie scout pack in the Girl Guide movement in Britain, Canada, and various other countries
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