Six

Word SIX
Character 3
Hyphenation six
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Six"

What do we mean by six?

The cardinal number equal to 5 + 1. noun

The sixth in a set or sequence. noun

Something having six parts, units, or members, especially a motor vehicle having six cylinders. noun

(at sixes and sevens) In a state of confusion or disorder. idiom

One more than five; being twice three: a cardinal numeral.

The number greater by one than five; twice three. For the cabalistic significance of six, see seven. noun

A symbol representing this number, as 6, or VI, or vi. noun

In games: A playing-card bearing six spots or pips; a six-spot. noun

On a die, the face which bears six spots; hence, a die which turns up that face. noun

Beer sold at six shillings a barrel; hence, small beer. noun

Plural Bonds bearing interest at six per cent. noun

Plural In Eng. hymnology, a species of trochaic meter having six syllables to the line, and properly four lines to the stanza. noun

One more than five; twice three. adjective

A confederation of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five Nations. adjective

See Nine points circle, under Nine. adjective

The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects. noun

A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI. noun

To be in a dispute or disagreement; -- often used with with. noun

A numerical value equal to 6; the number occurring after five and before seven. noun

The digit or figure 6.

(by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).

An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.

A touchdown.

Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.

1. military lingo for "behind you" {as if you're standing on the centre of a clock face, looking at the 12.} 2. prison warning of danger(guard) coming {you can say six quietly without moving your lips.} Urban Dictionary

This is any car in Mercedes' top-of-the-line 600 series...no matter what anyone tells you, it is not a car with a V6 engine. rappers rap about driving sixes; my grandmother's Buick has a V6...which makes more sense here? Urban Dictionary

In military terms, six refers to either the commanding officer in a particular group, since the commander is usually "in the rear" or at the 6-o'clock position compared to the other members of the group. Or it can mean behind you (your 6-o'clock). Urban Dictionary

How a Kiwi (New Zealander) says 'sex'. Urban Dictionary

A shortened form of six gun, which is slang for a revolver Urban Dictionary

In the book of moses, chapter 6 is one of the most revealing chapters. It reveals the plan of salvation - for the relationship to come. six is also a lucky number for some, as it defines the transfer towards something more real, and long lasting. Urban Dictionary

A slang term used for a black person, based on the fact that the word 'nigger' has six letters in it. Allows one to hurl racial slurs without others knowing exactly what you mean. Urban Dictionary

Military Slang for saving one's a*s. Urban Dictionary

1. reference to evil. Six is the numeric representation of sin. 666 2. A guitar (six string) 3. a gun (six-shooter) Urban Dictionary

Ya'll best be learnin' what ghetto slang is... A "six" is not a 6 cylinder car. A "six" is not a top of the line mercedes. When rappers refer to a "six" they are speaking about a six figure item (typically a car). Why the hell would Jay-Z rap about a buick, pacer or pinto (all of which are available in 6 cylinders)???? Urban Dictionary

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The word "six" in example sentences

On the market to-day there are five pump-guns, that fire six shots each, in about _six seconds_, without removal from the shoulder, by the quick sliding of a sleeve under the barrel, that ejects the empty shell and inserts a loaded one. ❋ William Temple Hornaday (1895)

Savonarola nearly three years before, whenever a citizen was condemned to death by the fatal six votes (called the _set fave_ or _six beans_, beans being in more senses than one the political pulse of Florence), he had the right of appealing from that sentence to the Great Council. ❋ George Eliot (1849)

All men are six feet high, is not true, because _six feet high_ is not a name of every thing (though it is of some things) of which _man_ is ❋ John Stuart Mill (1839)

All men are six feet high, is not true, because _six feet high_ is not a name of everything (though it is of some things) of which _man_ is a name. ❋ John Stuart Mill (1839)

Hence it became necessary to distinguish one from the other _by name_, and thus the notation from midnight gave rise, as I have remarked in one of my papers on Chaucer, to the English idiomatic phrase "of the clock;" or the reckoning of the clock, commencing at midnight, as distinguished from Roman equinoctial hours, commencing at six o'clock A.M. This was what Ben Jonson was meaning by attainment of majority at _six o'clock_, and not, as PROFESSOR DE M.RGAN supposes, "probably a certain sunrise." ❋ Various (1852)

It has been found in practice, that a water-course thirty feet wide and six feet deep, giving a transverse sectional area of one hundred and eighty square feet, will discharge three hundred cubic yards of water per minute, and will flow at the rate of one mile per hour, with a fall of no more than _six inches per mile_. " ❋ Henry Flagg French (N/A)

"Of this large sum, however," they say, "it can be clearly shown that there will be no need of any other advance by government than the interest which will accumulate while the work is in progress, which, by issuing the bonds every six months, as required, will not reach the sum of _six million dollars. ❋ Various (N/A)

At the time she was reported to have owed the label six new albums and two greatest hits compilations. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Mr. Medvedev used the word six times in the space of two minutes. ❋ Geoffrey T. Smith (2011)

Also, a Federal Communications Commission survey discovered a smaller incidence than we found among our readers: Just one person in six is ever bill-shocked, according to the FCC survey. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Overview: Of 78 million boomers, one in six is estimated to have hearing loss. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But Mr. Panichgul is proving to be a rare sort of designer — one with enough business savvy to have hired a sales staff even before pattern-makers and seamstresses when he started his label six years ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

KING: In the speech at issue a week ago, Senator Kerry vowed to destroy terrorist networks and aides say by promising to be more sensitive, he simply meant more diplomatic with other countries, much as President Bush used the term six weeks after taking office. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And aides say by promising to be more sensitive he simply meant more diplomatic with other countries, much as President Bush used the term six weeks after taking office. ❋ Unknown (2004)

About one person in six is now slain by neoplastic cells. ❋ Unknown (1972)

Even before the innovative string quartet Brooklyn Rider had given itself a name six years ago, its young members - graduates of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School - began considering projects. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Adding a new chapter to the research that cemented the phrase "six degrees of separation" into the language, scientists at ❋ By JOHN MARKOFF (2011)

1. [I got your six], man, go ahead, lead the attack. 2. [Keep six], mate, I'm gonna work on my [tunnel]. ❋ Cyberpope67,BC,Canada (2019)

see them [20's] [spinnin] lookin mean on [the six] ❋ Amato (2005)

1) Bravo-Two, [this is] Bravo-Six, over? 2) [Check your six]! ❋ RPerro (2003)

"That was [pretty] [great] six [last night]." ❋ Nizpot (2009)

"i got six and i'm [aiming] 'em" check [yoself] - [ice cube] ❋ FZ1 Naked (2008)

She realized that [somethings] she had done were wrong after reading [chapter] six of the book of [moses], and in his love decided to apologize and make them right. ❋ Puffthedragon (2010)

That six [stole] [my bike]. ❋ Dick Bruiseface (2006)

The [Sgt]. [saved] my [six back] there. ❋ Dancing Val (2009)

1. "six, six-six [the number of the beast]" 2. "I walk these streets, a loaded [six string] on my back" 3. "I'm a devil on the run A [six gun] lover" ❋ Nicholas Vlad Moddachovski (2008)

See [the 20's] looking mean on the six. [We all know a] 20 is a [20 inch] rim. It's on a six figure car, not a six cylinder car. ❋ Troy G (2006)

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