Six
Six , adjective
[Anglo-Saxon six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, Dutch zes, Old Saxon & Old High German sehs, German sechs, Icelandic, Swedish, & Danish sex, Gothic saíhs, Lithuanian szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, Welsh chwech, Latin sex, Greek {not transcribed}, Per. shesh, Sanskrit shash. r304. Compare Hexagon, Hexameter, Samite, Senary, Sextant, Sice.]
One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
Collocations (2)
Six Nations (Ethnology) , a confederation of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five Nations.
Six , noun
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.
Collocations (1)
To be at six and seven or To be at sixes and sevens , (a) to be in disorder. — Bacon (b) to be in a dispute or disagreement; -- often used with with.