six

six

noun \ˈsiks\

Definition of SIX

1

— see number table

2

: the sixth in a set or series

3

: something having six units or members: as a : an ice-hockey team b : a 6-cylinder engine or automobile

— six adjective

— six pronoun, plural in construction

— at sixes and sevens

: in a state of disorder

Examples of SIX

1. “What time is it?” “It's six.”
2. I leave each day at six.

Origin of SIX

Middle English, from six, adjective, from Old English siex; akin to Old High German sehs six, Latin sex, Greek hex

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with SIX

Brix, fix, mix, nix, pyx, Styx