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six

six

1.0
A card, domino, or die with six dots showing
  • noun
  • /sɪks/
translation icon : seis
  • He was excited when he finally rolled a six after several tries.

And if that dice is a six, then it'll kill you.

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Examples

  • So it's one way to roll a six, six ways to roll the die plus odd numbers.

  • You got 3 sixs, you got the queen of hearts, that's a heart run, so safest card in the deck.

  • That gives me a six, that gives me a six.

  • I'm going to give you a six, huh?

  • And if that dice is a six, then it'll kill you.

  • When you roll the dice, if one shows a six, you can make a special move.

  • In the game, drawing a card with a six allows you to take an extra turn.

Synonyms

six-spot
vssix
6.3

A card, domino or die face that shows six spots

has identical meaning but is written without the hyphen

Idioms

six feet under
  • Informal
5 7.7

No longer alive and buried in the ground, or completely covered by something like water

3 9.3

In every possible way

To throw something away and stop using it

Two choices that are almost the same and make no real difference

Two choices that are about the same and make no difference

Compounds

97 1.8

Being six feet tall

39 2.1

A pack of six bottles or cans of drinks sold together

7 6.1

A small gun with a round part that holds six bullets

six-gun
  • US
4 7.2

A small gun that holds six bullets in a rotating part

3 5.8

A war in June 1967 that lasted six days between Israel and nearby Arab countries and changed the region

1 5.7

A short war in June 1967 between Israel and nearby Arab countries that changed control of land

1 5.5

A person who is at least six feet tall

A group of six Native American tribes including Mohawk and Oneida

An annual rugby tournament between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales

A fast lizard with six light stripes along its body that lives in eastern and central United States

A large shark with six gill slits that lives in warm seas

6.3

A card, domino or die face that shows six spots

Surface Forms

six singular
sixes plural

Etymology

Six for a playing card or the face of a die comes from the number six itself. Dice have six sides and the face with six dots is called 'a six', so the name just means the side that shows the number 'six'.