hex

[ heks ]

/ hɛks /

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verb (used with object)

to bewitch; practice witchcraft on: He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.

noun

spell; charm: With all this rain, somebody must have put a hex on our picnic.

a witch.

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Origin of hex

1820–30; <German Hexe witch; see hag¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hex

hexer, noun

Words nearby hex

He who laughs last, laughs best, Hewish, Hewitt, Hewlett, hewn, hex, hexa-, hexabasic, hexachloride, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorocyclohexane

Other definitions for hex (2 of 3)

hex²

[ heks ]

/ hɛks /

adjective Informal.

hexagonal: a bolt with a matching washer and hex nut.

hexadecimal (def. 1).

Origin of hex

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening

Other definitions for hex (3 of 3)

hex.

abbreviation

hexagon

hexagonal.

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How to use hex in a sentence

The left hip tool loop was easy to reach and held a hammer or wrenches, while spacious outer thigh pockets stashed a phone, gloves, a bar, a set of hex wrenches, and more.
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She tells her sons when Vision disappears that she can’t make Vision be there if he doesn’t want to be—an admission that maybe she can’t control everything happening in the hex after all.
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With the power of Stevie Wonder, a hex has been put on a chair of the rival fan.
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Meanwhile, crowds roared for Jonah Hex, which completely bombed when it was released last month.
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Theyre Lancaster Dutch, recently imported, and they believe in the hex signs they painted on the barn.
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We could give one to ev'ry man, woman an' child in Faraway an' hex enough left t'fill an acre lot.
Eben Holden|Irving Bacheller
Close to the camp, this ridge was cut by a small stream (Hex River) running through a stony gorge.
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The hex of the white feather—I can hardly believe that I have at last tracked it down.
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She remained standing in the room, watching me, her face pale, and hex eyes pained and puzzled.
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British Dictionary definitions for hex (1 of 2)

hex¹

/ (hɛks) /

noun

short for hexadecimal
(as modifier)hex code

British Dictionary definitions for hex (2 of 2)

hex²

/ (hɛks) informal /

verb

(tr) to bewitch

noun

an evil spell or symbol of bad luck

a witch

Derived forms of hex

hexer, noun

Word Origin for hex

C19: via Pennsylvania Dutch from German Hexe witch, from Middle High German hecse, perhaps from Old High German hagzissa; see hag 1

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