six /ˈsɪks/
六六個
Six a. One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
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.
Six, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects.
2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.
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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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]