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six
noun
-
six
,
sixes
the
numeral
6
;
the
number
that
is
equal
to
five
plus
one
•
When
you
add
three
and
three
,
you
get
six
.
When
you
add
three
and
three
,
you
get
six
.
•
The
teacher
wrote
the
number
six
on
the
board
.
The
teacher
wrote
the
number
six
on
the
board
.
From
Old
English
siex
,
from
Proto-Germanic
*seks
,
from
Proto-Indo-European
*s
(
w
)
eks
.
adjective
being
six
in
number
•
She
bought
six
eggs
for
the
recipe
.
She
bought
six
eggs
for
the
recipe
.
•
We
planted
six
trees
in
the
garden
.
We
planted
six
trees
in
the
garden
.
noun
-
six
,
sixes
a
playing
card
,
domino
tile
,
or
side
of
a
die
that
displays
six
symbols
or
spots
•
He
cheered
when
the
die
landed
on
a
six
.
He
cheered
when
the
die
landed
on
a
six
.
•
She
laid
a
six
of
hearts
on
the
pile
.
She
laid
a
six
of
hearts
on
the
pile
.
noun
-
six
,
sixes
in
cricket
,
a
shot
that
scores
six
runs
because
the
ball
crosses
the
boundary
without
touching
the
ground
•
The
crowd
roared
as
the
batter
smashed
a
towering
six
.
The
crowd
roared
as
the
batter
smashed
a
towering
six
.
•
He
swung
hard
and
sent
the
ball
for
six
.
He
swung
hard
and
sent
the
ball
for
six
.
sixth
adjective
coming
after
five
other
things
in
order
;
6th
.
•
We
live
on
the
sixth
floor
of
the
apartment
building
.
We
live
on
the
sixth
floor
of
the
apartment
building
.
•
She
finished
sixth
in
the
100-meter
race
and
smiled
at
the
crowd
.
She
finished
sixth
in
the
100-meter
race
and
smiled
at
the
crowd
.
Derived
from
Old
English
‘
siextha
’,
from
‘
six
’,
meaning
number
six
+
‘
-th
’
ordinal
suffix
.
noun
one
of
six
equal
parts
of
something
;
1⁄6
.
•
A
sixth
of
the
cake
was
already
gone
when
we
arrived
.
A
sixth
of
the
cake
was
already
gone
when
we
arrived
.
•
He
spends
about
a
sixth
of
his
salary
on
rent
each
month
.
He
spends
about
a
sixth
of
his
salary
on
rent
each
month
.
From
Middle
English
,
extending
the
ordinal
‘
sixth
’
to
mean
the
fractional
part
‘
one
of
six
equal
parts
’.
noun
(
music
)
the
interval
between
two
notes
that
are
six
scale
degrees
apart
.
•
The
melody
jumps
up
a
major
sixth
and
then
resolves
softly
.
The
melody
jumps
up
a
major
sixth
and
then
resolves
softly
.
•
The
choir
practiced
holding
the
minor
sixth
until
every
voice
blended
perfectly
.
The
choir
practiced
holding
the
minor
sixth
until
every
voice
blended
perfectly
.
Adopted
in
music
theory
by
counting
inclusive
scale
steps
;
first
recorded
in
English
musical
treatises
of
the
16th
century
.
