Six

[sɪks]

Definition

(noun.) the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.

(adj.) denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units .

Typist: Lolita--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.

(n.) The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects.

(n.) A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.

Typed by Aldo

Definition

adj. and n. five and one: a figure denoting six units (6 or vi.): a playing-card with six spots the face of a die bearing six spots or that die itself: beer sold at six shillings a barrel small beer: (pl.) in hymnology a quatrain in trochaic measure the lines of three feet or six syllables.—adj. Six′fold folded or multiplied six times.—ns. Six′footer a person six feet high; Six′pence a silver coin=six pence.—adj. Six′penny worth sixpence: cheap worthless.—ns. Six′-shoot′er a six-chambered revolver; Sixte a parry in which the hand is on guard opposite the right breast the point of the sword raised and moved a little to the right.—adjs. and ns. Six′teen six and ten; Six′teenth the sixth after the tenth.—adj. Sixth the last of six: the ordinal of six.—n. the sixth part: (mus.) an interval of four tones and a semitone or six intervals.—adv. Sixth′ly in the sixth place.—Sixth hour noon-tide.—Be at sixes and sevens to be in disorder; Long sixes candles weighing six to the pound about 8 inches long; Short sixes candles weighing six to the pound about 4 inches long.

Checked by Klaus

Examples

Typist: Silvia

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