six
/siks/
Definition
Noun:
- The cardinal number: The natural number following five and preceding seven, represented by the numeral 6.
- A symbol or group of six: A playing card, domino, die face, or other object marked with or representing six units.
Adjective:
- Amounting to six: Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The number after five is six.
- He rolled a six on the die.
- I need a six of hearts to complete my hand.
Adjective:
- She has six cats.
- The meeting is scheduled for six o'clock.
- A polygon with six sides is a hexagon.
Advanced Usage
"To be six": To be six years old.
- My daughter will be six next month.
"Six of one, half a dozen of the other": An idiom meaning two alternatives are essentially the same; there is no real difference between them.
- Taking the highway or the back roads takes the same time; it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Variants and Related Words
Sixth (adj., n.): Constituting number six in a sequence; one of six equal parts.
- She finished in sixth place.
- I ate a sixth of the pizza.
Sixfold (adj., adv.): Six times as great or as numerous; consisting of six parts.
- There was a sixfold increase in sales.
Six-pack (n.): A set of six items, commonly used for beverages or, informally, a well-defined set of abdominal muscles.
- He bought a six-pack of soda.
Synonyms
- Half a dozen: A group of six.
- Sextet: A group of six people or things, especially musicians.
Related Phrases and Idioms
At sixes and sevens: In a state of confusion, disorder, or disagreement.
- The office was at sixes and sevens after the computer system crashed.
Knock someone for six (UK informal): To utterly surprise, overwhelm, or defeat someone.
- The news of his resignation knocked me for six.
Noun
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a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
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the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Adjective
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denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
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