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six

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What does six mean?

numeral

  1. A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).

noun

  1. A group or set with six elements.
  2. The digit or figure 6.
More meanings (10)

noun

  1. A playing card featuring six pips.
  2. A person who is six years old.
  3. Six o'clock.
  4. (slang) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
  5. An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
  6. A touchdown.
  7. A bathroom or toilet.
  8. (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.

proper noun

  1. Abbreviation of MI6 (intelligence service).
  2. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Kantos Kan thought that the docks there, in addition to their regular work, would accommodate at least six battleships at a time.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man’s thumb.
Walter ScottIvanhoe: A RomanceProject Gutenberg ebook #82
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At this point the excavation exhibited a depth of six and a half feet and the work of the masonry was begun.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
I pray you, bear witness that me have stay six or seven, two, tree hours for him, and he is no come.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
In reality, “these two or three millions” were reducible, as we have said, to six hundred and thirty or forty thousand francs.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135