Six

/sɪks/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The numeral or word representing this number (6).

The six on the dice showed up, which was lucky.

A group or set of six.

We need a six of players to form two teams.

adjective

The number following five and preceding seven; the sum of three and three.

I have six apples in my basket.

Relating to the number six.

He scored six points in the game.

From Old English 'siex', from Proto-Germanic '*sehs', from Proto-Indo-European '*swéḱs'.

six feet under

A euphemism for being dead or buried.

give someone the six

To give someone the cold shoulder or ignore them.

the whole six yards

Used to refer to everything involved in a situation.

sixth

The ordinal form of six, indicating position in a sequence.

sixfold

Six times as much or as many.

Six pack

He works out to maintain his six pack abs.

Six degrees

It's just six degrees of separation from everyone in Hollywood.