# six

Pronunciation: say "SIKS" /sɪks/

## Numeral

1. The number equal to 6, which follows five and comes before seven.
   - Simple: The number that comes after five and before seven.
   - _She invited six friends to her birthday dinner._
   - _The recipe calls for six cups of flour._

## Noun

2. The time of six o'clock, whether in the morning or the evening.
   - Simple: The hour of six o'clock, in the morning or evening.
   - _We always sit down to dinner at six._
   - _Her shift starts at six sharp every weekday._
3. A group or set that contains six members.
   - Simple: A group of six people or things.
   - _The Cub pack is split into sixes, and each six has an older Cub as its leader._
   - _The dancers arranged themselves into sixes across the stage._
5. The digit or written figure 6.
   - Simple: The written symbol 6, used when counting or doing math.
   - _He drew the six with a long, curly tail._
   - _The house number ended in two sixes._
6. A playing card marked with six pips.
   - Simple: A playing card that shows six marks for its value.
   - _He led with the six of clubs._
   - _The six of diamonds completed her run._
7. The space directly behind someone or something, especially in military situations. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The area right behind a person or thing.
   - _She covered his six while he moved toward the door._
   - _Enemy fighters appeared on our six within seconds._
8. In cricket, a shot in which the batsman hits the ball over the boundary without it bouncing, scoring six runs for the team.
   - Simple: In cricket, a hit that sends the ball over the edge of the field in the air, scoring six runs.
   - _She smashed the final ball for six to seal the win._
   - _His innings included three sixes and several fours._
9. A touchdown in American football, scoring six points for the team that makes it.
   - Simple: In American football, a touchdown, which is worth six points.
   - _He caught the pass and took it in for six._
   - _Late in the third quarter, the linebacker intercepted a wobbly pass at midfield and returned it untouched for six._
4. The side of a die or one end of a domino tile that shows six pips; also a roll of a die that comes up showing them.
   - Simple: The side of a die or end of a domino with six dots. Also, a roll that shows six dots.
   - _In this game, whoever throws a six first gets to start._
   - _Her last tile had a six on one end, which matched the open end of the chain._

## Noun

10. A weak beer formerly sold at six shillings per barrel. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A weak, cheap beer that once sold for six shillings a barrel.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A bathroom or toilet, especially the room itself.

## Origin

Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs passed into Proto-Germanic and Proto-West Germanic as *sehs, then into Old English and Middle English as six. Dutch zes, German sechs, Latin sex, and Ancient Greek héx are relatives, and sice is a doublet.

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