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

Led by All-NBA stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, New York boasts one of the most talented top sixes in the East. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

Players collect handfuls of six sided dice based on their skills and attributes looking for fives and sixes to represent successes. —Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 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

Though the majority of the home fans were squarely in the San Francisco camp, Washington sixes received robust cheers as well, and the atmosphere was spirited throughout. —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