1
: a number that is one more than five see Table of Numbers
2
: the sixth in a set or series
3
: something having six units or members: such as
a
: an ice hockey team
b
: a 6-cylinder engine or automobile
six
adjective
six
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of six in a Sentence
“What time is it?” “It's six.”
I leave each day at six.
Recent Examples on the Web
The women’s league will open with four teams in cities to be determined and will feature a sixes format, which is the same style of play that will take place at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where lacrosse is returning for the first time since 1948.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
The senior is a ball hawk — six interceptions, including three pick sixes, last year.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Last week, a charming little penthouse on the roof of 103 East 84th Street, a prewar co-op full of classic sixes that trade for around $2 million, came on the market.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 June 2024
The odds of throwing a pair of sixes is small – just 1 in 36, or slightly less than 3%.
—Russ Schumacher, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Many are familiar with the shelf-stable varietals of mooncakes—waxing with additives, flavor that never wanes; tin-packed in fours, sixes, or eights then piled in bulk at the 99 Ranch.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
And of course, how likely are sixes to win the hand?
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
The find included orts, sixes, patagoons, krajcars and kopecks, officials said, but the most fascinating coin was a gold Hamburg ducat from 1648 with the image of Madonna and Child that had a hole punched along its edge, likely worn as as medallion.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Four-cylinder models get the choice of a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission, but all sixes get the auto box.
—Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 13 July 2023
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
The senior is a ball hawk — six interceptions, including three pick sixes, last year.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 27 Aug. 2024
Last week, a charming little penthouse on the roof of 103 East 84th Street, a prewar co-op full of classic sixes that trade for around $2 million, came on the market.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 June 2024
The odds of throwing a pair of sixes is small – just 1 in 36, or slightly less than 3%.
—Russ Schumacher, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Many are familiar with the shelf-stable varietals of mooncakes—waxing with additives, flavor that never wanes; tin-packed in fours, sixes, or eights then piled in bulk at the 99 Ranch.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
And of course, how likely are sixes to win the hand?
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
The find included orts, sixes, patagoons, krajcars and kopecks, officials said, but the most fascinating coin was a gold Hamburg ducat from 1648 with the image of Madonna and Child that had a hole punched along its edge, likely worn as as medallion.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Four-cylinder models get the choice of a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission, but all sixes get the auto box.
—Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 13 July 2023
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“Six.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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