six

noun

ˈsiks 

1

: a number that is one more than five see Table of Numbers

2

: the sixth in a set or series

3

: something having six units or members: such as

a

: an ice hockey team

b

: a 6-cylinder engine or automobile

six adjective

six pronoun, plural in construction

Phrases

at sixes and sevens

: in a state of disorder

Examples of six in a Sentence

“What time is it?” “It's six.”

I leave each day at six.

Recent Examples on the Web

The rankings close next week, so the Englishman no longer has a chance of making it into the top six that directly qualifies the team. —Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

An indigo abyss where dressing room disappointment is a core memory, and online ordering has about the same success rate as rolling a pair of sixes. —Talia Abbas, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025

Tim David has hit some big sixes at the death, but might not be fit enough. —Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

San Francisco’s Finn Allen broke the T20 record by batting in 151 runs to power the Unicorns’ offense, also breaking the all-time sixes record with 19. —Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing six

• deep six
• eighty-six
• hit/knock (someone) for six
• it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
• it's six of one, half (a) dozen of the other
• pick-six
• six-figure
• six-gun
• six-o-six
• six-pack
• six-shooter

Rhymes for six

• bricks
• brix
• chicks
• clicks
• cliques
• dicks
• fix
• flicks
• kicks
• knicks
• licks
• mix

Kids Definition

six

noun

ˈsiks 

1

: a number that is one more than five see number

2

: the sixth in a set or series

six adjective or pronoun