hex

1 of 5

verb

hexed; hexing; hexes

intransitive verb

: to practice witchcraft

transitive verb

1
: to put a hex on
2
: to affect as if by an evil spell : jinx
hexer noun

hex

2 of 5

noun

1
: a person who practices witchcraft
2
: spell, jinx

hex

3 of 5

adjective

: hexagonal
a bolt with a hex head

hex

4 of 5

adjective or noun

hex

5 of 5

abbreviation

hexagon

Examples of hex in a Sentence

Verb I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong. Noun He claimed that a witch had put a hex on him. people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Once Agatha snaps back to reality and realizes she's been hexed for the past three years, the real Rio attacks. Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024 In Search of Closure: After a romantic or platonic breakup, these people turned to hexing spells, smashing plates and erasing all traces of their exes from their digital life. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Noun
The number eight corresponds to eight-pound hex weights—dumbbells that the artist refers to as BOLUS units. Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 But the bad luck surrounding the team is starting to look like a hex. Sean Nevin, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Adjective
This made no sense—our last (pre-hex) texts were about where to go to dinner that night. Katie O’Hanlon, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022 Even if your slot- or hex-head base and ring screws are not damaged, consider replacing them with torx screws. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 29 July 2020
Adjective or noun
This made no sense—our last (pre-hex) texts were about where to go to dinner that night. Katie O’Hanlon, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022 Even if your slot- or hex-head base and ring screws are not damaged, consider replacing them with torx screws. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 29 July 2020 See all Example Sentences for hex 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Pennsylvania German hexe, from German hexen, from Hexe witch, from Old High German hagzissa; akin to Middle English hagge hag

First Known Use

Verb

1830, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

Adjective Or Noun

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hex was in 1830

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Cite this Entry

“Hex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hex. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

hex

1 of 3 verb
1
: to put a hex on
2
: to affect as if by an evil spell : jinx
hexer noun

hex

2 of 3 noun

hex

3 of 3 adjective or noun

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