n.
Pronunciation: ' siks
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from six, adjective, from Old English siex; akin to Old High German sehs six, Latin sex, Greek hex
Date: before 12th century
1 ― see NUMBER table
2 : the sixth in a set or series
3 : something having six units or members: as a : an ice-hockey team b : a 6-cylinder engine or automobile
– six adjective
– six pronoun, plural in construction
– at sixes and sevens : in a state of disorder