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hex
1[ heks ]
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.
hex
2[ heks ]
adjective
- hexagonal:
a bolt with a matching washer and hex nut.
hex.
3abbreviation for
- hexagon
- hexagonal.
hex
1/ hɛks /
hex
2/ hɛks /
verb
- tr to bewitch
noun
- an evil spell or symbol of bad luck
- a witch
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Derived Forms
- ˈhexer, noun
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Other Words From
- hexer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hex2
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Origin of hex1
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Example Sentences
With the power of Stevie Wonder, a hex has been put on a chair of the rival fan.
Meanwhile, crowds roared for Jonah Hex, which completely bombed when it was released last month.
Theyre Lancaster Dutch, recently imported, and they believe in the hex signs they painted on the barn.
We could give one to ev'ry man, woman an' child in Faraway an' hex enough left t'fill an acre lot.
Close to the camp, this ridge was cut by a small stream (Hex River) running through a stony gorge.
The hex of the white feather—I can hardly believe that I have at last tracked it down.
She remained standing in the room, watching me, her face pale, and hex eyes pained and puzzled.
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