Six \Six\, a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes,
OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth.
sa['i]hs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W.
chwech, L. sex, Gr. ??, Per. shesh, Skr. shash. [root]304.
Cf. Hexagon, Hexameter, Samite, Senary, Sextant,
Sice.]
One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
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Six Nations (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American
Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five
Nations.
Six points circle. (Geom.) See Nine points circle, under
Nine.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Six \Six\, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three
and three; six units or objects.
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2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.
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To be at six and seven or To be at sixes and sevens,
(a) to be in disorder. --Bacon. --Shak. --Swift.
(b) to be in a dispute or disagreement; -- often used with
with.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
six
adj : denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: 6,
vi, half dozen, half a dozen]
n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: 6,
VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, half a dozen,
sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad]
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