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six

[siks]

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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.

six

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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

determiner

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

Six

/ 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of six¹

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 ��é�� Sanskrit ṣaṭ-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of six¹

Old English siex; related to Old Norse sex, Gothic saihs, Old High German sehs, Latin sex, Greek hex, Sanskrit sastha

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Idioms and Phrases

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.

In addition to the idioms beginning with six, also see at sixes and sevens; deep six; Joe six-pack.

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Example Sentences

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He had struck out just six batters across his last 11 innings — striking out just one in his last outing.

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Nearly six months after a wildfire devastated the Pacific Palisades, the final evacuation orders have been fully lifted, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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The Californian, who started the round one shot off leader Sam Burns, bogeyed five of his first six holes to seemingly drop out of contention.

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Mrs Mbasana feels her three children are the inheritors of this legacy - particularly affecting her oldest son Lifalethu who was at a township school between the ages of six and 10.

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With that in mind, Canada has chosen to eschew a final communique completely in favour of six of short joint statements on wildfires, critical minerals and other key agenda items.

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