sixes
SIKS-iz/ˈsɪksɪz/
- 1Plural of six. Use it when talking about more than one six.
He rolled two sixes and moved his piece ahead.
All her handwritten sixes looked like upside-down nines.
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- 2Two playing cards that each show a six, held by one player.
She was holding sixes when the last card hit the table.
He bet big on his sixes but lost to a higher pair.
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- 3Ellipsis of six of one. People say it when two choices make no real difference.
Bus or train, it's sixes. Both get you there by noon.
Should we paint it blue or green? Honestly, sixes.
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sixes is a form of six
six, noun: The hour of six o'clock, in the morning or evening. Full entry
- Forms
- sixsixes plural
- Spelling
- six → sixes: add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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