*six*

n. the time of life between 60 and 70.
Syn. -- sixties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A milled sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a sixth part.
Syn. -- sixth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes, OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth. saíhs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W. chwech, L. sex, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;, Per. shesh, Skr. shash. √304. Cf. Hexagon, Hexameter, Samite, Senary, Sextant, Sice. ] One more than five; twice three; as, six yards. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ AS. sixfealand. ] Six times repeated; six times as much or as many. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is six feet tall. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Sixpences An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ Six + score, n. ] Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. sixt&unr_;ne, sixt&unr_;ne. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty. ] Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Sixteenmos See Sextodecimo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Sixteen: cf. AS. sixteó&unr_;a. ] 1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sixteenth note (Mus.), the sixteenth part of a whole note; a semiquaver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) An interval comprising two octaves and a second. Moore (Encyc. of Music.) [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta. ] 1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The next in order after the fifth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the sixth place. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ As. sixtiogoða, sixtigoða. ] 1. Next in order after the fifty-ninth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Constituting or being one one of sixty equal parts into which anything is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty equal parts forming a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after the fiftieth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth. saíhs tigjus. See Six, Ten, and cf. Sixteen. ] Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Sixties 1. The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX. [ 1913 Webster ]