six

/siks/
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six

A child counts six red apples on the kitchen table.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The cardinal number: The natural number following five and preceding seven, represented by the numeral 6.
    • A symbol or group of six: A playing card, domino, die face, or other object marked with or representing six units.

  2. Adjective:

    • Amounting to six: Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The number after five is six.
    • He rolled a six on the die.
    • I need a six of hearts to complete my hand.

  • Adjective:

    • She has six cats.
    • The meeting is scheduled for six o'clock.
    • A polygon with six sides is a hexagon.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be six": To be six years old.

    • My daughter will be six next month.

  • "Six of one, half a dozen of the other": An idiom meaning two alternatives are essentially the same; there is no real difference between them.

    • Taking the highway or the back roads takes the same time; it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Variants and Related Words

  • Sixth (adj., n.): Constituting number six in a sequence; one of six equal parts.

    • She finished in sixth place.
    • I ate a sixth of the pizza.

  • Sixfold (adj., adv.): Six times as great or as numerous; consisting of six parts.

    • There was a sixfold increase in sales.

  • Six-pack (n.): A set of six items, commonly used for beverages or, informally, a well-defined set of abdominal muscles.

    • He bought a six-pack of soda.
Synonyms
  • Half a dozen: A group of six.
  • Sextet: A group of six people or things, especially musicians.
Related Phrases and Idioms

  • At sixes and sevens: In a state of confusion, disorder, or disagreement.

    • The office was at sixes and sevens after the computer system crashed.

  • Knock someone for six (UK informal): To utterly surprise, overwhelm, or defeat someone.

    • The news of his resignation knocked me for six.
six

A child counts six red apples on the kitchen table.

Noun
  1. a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
  2. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Adjective
  1. denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

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