Synonyms

six

American

[siks] / sɪks /

noun

a cardinal number, five plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 6 or VI.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with six pips.
Cricket. a hit in which the ball crosses the boundary line of the field without a bounce, counting six runs for the batsman.
an automobile powered by a six-cylinder engine.
a six-cylinder engine.
Slang.
1. the area directly behind a person; back.
  
  Check your six—there's a hottie approaching.
2. the area directly behind a person in motion; tail.
  
  The pilot had an enemy plane on his six.

adjective

amounting to six in number.

idioms

get / have someone’s six, back.
at sixes and sevens,
1. in disorder or confusion.
2. in disagreement or dispute.
watch one’s six, back.

six ¹ British

/ sɪks /

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one See also number
a numeral, 6, VI, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of six units, such as a playing card with six symbols on it
Also called: six o'clock. six hours after noon or midnight
Also called: sixer. cricket
1. a stroke in which the ball crosses the boundary without bouncing
2. the six runs scored for such a stroke
a division of a Brownie Guide or Cub Scout pack
1. in disagreement
2. in a state of confusion
informal to upset or overwhelm someone completely; stun
a situation in which the alternatives are considered equivalent

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determiner

1. amounting to six
  
  six nations
2. ( as pronoun )
  
  set the table for six

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Six ² British

/ sis /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of six

First recorded before 900; Middle English six, sex, Old English siex, syx, seox, sex; cognate with Dutch zes, Low German ses, German sechs, Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Latin sex, Greek héx Sanskrit ṣaṭ-

Example Sentences

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They face a Sacramento Kings team at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night, as they try to remain in the top six in the Western Conference.

From Los Angeles Times

"Before, it took us six to eight months to accumulate enough cargo to go to Venezuela," he told AFP.

From Barron's

Interim Manchester United boss Carrick is now the favourite, thanks to five wins and a draw from his six games in charge.

From BBC

Raye, who scooped six awards last time she was at the Brits in 2024, performed a re-imagined version of her hit Where Is My Husband! - before diving into her new soul ballad, Nightingale Lane.

From BBC

He rarely went abroad and - reportedly - lived frugally in a compound in central Tehran with his wife, six children and many grandchildren.

From BBC

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