hex

Pluralhexes

Formshexes, hexing, hexed

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A magic spell, usually one meant to bring someone bad luck.

   The kids said the old woman down the road put a hex on their house.

   He thinks someone put a hex on his car because it keeps breaking down.

   UsageUsually put a hex on someone.

   Similarcurse, jinx, spell

2. 2
   base sixteennouncolloquialuncountableabbreviationclipping

   Short for hexadecimal: a way of writing numbers in base sixteen, using 0–9 and A–F.

   The screen shows each memory address in hex.

   She learned to count in hex for her coding class.

   UsageOften in hex, or before a noun: hex value.

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3. 3
   game boardnouncountable

   A space with six sides on a game board.

   Move your piece to the blue hex next to the lake.

   My army can only move three hexes each turn.

4. 4
   curse someoneverbtransitive

   To put a bad magic spell on someone or something.

   Be nice to her, or she might hex you!

   The witch in the story hexes anyone who walks into her forest.

   Similarcurse, jinx, bewitch

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5. 5
   adjective

   Having six sides, the way a hex nut or hex bolt does.

   Use a wrench to tighten the hex nut on the wheel.

   The new table came with a tiny hex key in the box.

   Similarhexagonal

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