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  six

  noun

  a cardinal number, five plus one.
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  Six

  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

six

American  

[siks] / sɪks /

noun

• sixes
  plural

1. a cardinal number, five plus one.

2. a symbol for this number, as 6 or VI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with six pips.

5. Cricket. a hit in which the ball crosses the boundary line of the field without a bounce, counting six runs for the batsman.

6. an automobile powered by a six-cylinder engine.

7. a six-cylinder engine.

8. 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.

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adjective

1. amounting to six in number.

idioms

1. get / have someone’s six, back.

2. at sixes and sevens,

   1. in disorder or confusion.

   2. in disagreement or dispute.

3. watch one’s six, back.

six ¹ British  

/ sɪks /

noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one See also number

2. a numeral, 6, VI, etc, representing this number

3. something representing, represented by, or consisting of six units, such as a playing card with six symbols on it

4. Also called: six o'clock. six hours after noon or midnight

5. 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

6. a division of a Brownie Guide or Cub Scout pack

7. 1. in disagreement

   2. in a state of confusion

8. informal to upset or overwhelm someone completely; stun

9. a situation in which the alternatives are considered equivalent

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determiner

1. 1. amounting to six

      six nations

   2. ( as pronoun )

      set the table for six

Six ² British  

/ sis /

noun

1. 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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six More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing six

• Joe six-pack
• at sixes and sevens
• deep six

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sixes
  plural

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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six Six sixes

Roughly 3% of the $400 billion that Fannie and Freddie sold into securitizations in the six months through September was tied to VantageScore, up from essentially zero, according to trade publication Inside Mortgage Finance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The researchers also applied their local pH control strategy to the production of epoxides, successfully obtaining products from six different alkene starting materials.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Allen, 30, has passed for six touchdowns, with three interceptions, and has rushed for seven touchdowns for a Bills team that is 3-1 and coming off a 29-26 defeat by the New England Patriots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

She’s been divorced for six years and has two grown kids.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Now I was driving a team of only six dogs.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Six years later, the campus is on fire over new allegations once again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Six months ago, a sustained push above 5% for the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield and its 30-year counterpart was viewed as unlikely.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Six months later, she told The Times she did not expect to live much longer.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Theme park operator Six Flags, which has properties throughout North America, says it does not comment on pending litigation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Two years ago, his brother had become eligible to join the Sons of the Six, the city’s elite warriorship.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Ishan Kishan was India's mainstay with a crafted 80 not out, including five sixes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Asalanka and Mendis were pinned attempting sweeps and Dunith Wellalage, who hit two sixes in a 36-ball 45 at number seven, was tempted to sky a catch to mid-on.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Banton then took on the charge, clubbing four sixes in his 24-ball knock as England remain unbeaten in the shortest format this summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Jofra Archer cut a frustrated figure when Razaullah hit him for successive straight sixes and at one point Gus Atkinson was asked to bowl bouncers with eight fielders on the boundary.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

There was a lot of brass commanding teams of policemen; sending them by fours and at times by sixes, all combing the neighborhood for something or maybe as a show of force.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez