Main Entry: six

Pronunciation: \ˈsiks\

Function: noun

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

Date: before 12th century

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