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adjective

Six adj. 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.

noun

Six n.

The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects.

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.

(b)

to be in a dispute or disagreement; often used with with.

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Etymology of 'Six'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Six" Quotes from Famous Books

... interpreter of Merodach under the title of Nabium or Nebo "the prophet." The Semitic god everywhere took the place of the Sumerian "spirit," while those among the "spirits" themselves who had not undergone the transforming process merged in the three hundred spirits of heaven and the six hundred spirits of earth. They formed the "hosts of heaven," of ...

— Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs • Rev. A. H. Sayce

... when six men came ashore from the Search, with heavy outfits, as though they had come to stay, and quartered themselves in Neegah's igloo. Not but that they paid well in flour and sugar for the lodging, but Neegah was aggrieved because Mesahchie, his daughter, elected to ...

— Children of the Frost • Jack London

... gaolers were amazed at his cheerfulness and resignation. His trial took place on the 8th of June, 1681; but he was not allowed time to procure the necessary witnesses, and the court would not allow certain records to be put in, which would have proved the character of his accusers. Six of the most eminent English lawyers were arrayed against him. The legal arrangements of the times deprived him of the assistance of counsel, but they did not require the judges to help out the men who swore against him: this, ...

— An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 • Mary Frances Cusack

... he was a member of an Irish family long settled at Garvagh in Co. Derry. Entering parliament on the side of Pitt in 1796, he was made secretary of the navy in 1804 and in 1812 secretary of State for foreign affairs. He became prime minister in 1827, but died within six months, leaving a record for scarcely surpassed eloquence. In addition to his speeches, he is known in literature for his contributions to the Anti-Jacobin, or Weekly Examiner, which ran its satirical and energetic career for eight months (November, 1797-July, 1798.) Some ...

— The Glories of Ireland • Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

... journey into the interior. Though warned not to call before 7 p.m., just as it was getting dusk, the traveller felt nervous and fidgety, unable to really believe that he would be doing right to make a call so late, and thus six o'clock found him approaching the very modest-looking dwelling in which the great official dwelt. A glance was enough to show that he was wrong and his informant right, since in front of him, at a desk in a room off the verandah, ...

— From Jungle to Java - The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India • Arthur Keyser

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