six

noun

ˈsiks 

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

Phrases

at sixes and sevens

: in a state of disorder

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 one in which McCord threw five interceptions, including three pick sixes? —Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

Hairston, the 2023 SEC leader with five interceptions and two pick sixes, became one of the combine’s stars after running a blistering 4.28 40-yard time. —Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Enzo and Eddie Lyons are senior defenders and play on Brazil’s national sixes team. —Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

The 37-year-old, who captains India in one-day internationals and Tests, smashed seven fours and three sixes as the Men in Blue chased a target of 252 with six balls to spare. —Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from six, adjective, from Old English siex; akin to Old High German sehs six, Latin sex, Greek hex

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing six

• deep six
• eighty-six
• hit/knock (someone) for six
• it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
• it's six of one, half (a) dozen of the other
• pick-six
• six-figure
• six-gun
• six-o-six
• six-pack
• six-shooter

Rhymes for six

• bricks
• brix
• chicks
• clicks
• cliques
• dicks
• fix
• flicks
• kicks
• knicks
• licks
• mix

Kids Definition

six

noun

ˈsiks 

1

: a number that is one more than five see number

2

: the sixth in a set or series

six adjective or pronoun