six
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.: Compare boundary (def. 4).
an automobile powered by a six-cylinder engine.
a six-cylinder engine.
Slang.
the area directly behind a person; back: Check your six—there's a hottie approaching.
the area directly behind a person in motion; tail: The pilot had an enemy plane on his six.
amounting to six in number.
Idioms about six
at sixes and sevens,
in disorder or confusion.
in disagreement or dispute.
get / have someone’s six, Slang. back1 (def. 54).
watch one’s six, Slang. back1 (def. 62).
Origin of six
1Words Nearby six
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How to use six in a sentence
Thirty-six percent were in favor and 38 percent were opposed.
It was a very faithful homage to a six Million Dollar Man episode.
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I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian StedmanAbout this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIt contains above eighty thousand houses, and about six hundred thousand inhabitants.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftWe had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing | Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
British Dictionary definitions for six (1 of 2)
/ (sɪks) /
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one: See also number (def. 1)
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
a stroke in which the ball crosses the boundary without bouncing
the six runs scored for such a stroke
a division of a Brownie Guide or Cub Scout pack
at sixes and sevens
in disagreement
in a state of confusion
knock someone for six informal to upset or overwhelm someone completely; stun
six of one and half a dozen of the other or six and two threes a situation in which the alternatives are considered equivalent
amounting to six: six nations
(as pronoun): set the table for six
Origin of six
1Other words from six
- Related prefixes: hexa-, sex-
British Dictionary definitions for Six (2 of 2)
/ (French sis) /
Les Six (le) 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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Other Idioms and Phrases with six
In addition to the idioms beginning with six
- six feet under
- six of one, half a dozen of the other
also see:
- at sixes and sevens
- deep six
- Joe six-pack
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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