six: Meaning and Definition of

six

Pronunciation: (siks), [key]
— n.
  1. a cardinal number, five plus one.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 6 or VI.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with six pips.
  5. a hit in which the ball crosses the boundary line of the field without a bounce, counting six runs for the batsman. Cf.(def. 3).
  6. an automobile powered by a six-cylinder engine.
  7. a six-cylinder engine.
    1. in disorder or confusion.
    2. in disagreement or dispute.
—adj.
  1. amounting to six in number.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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  • six (Thesaurus)