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six

six [ siks ] (plural six·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 6: the number 6

2. something with value of 6: something in a numbered series, e.g. a playing card, with a value of 6

3. group of six: a group of six objects or people, e.g. an ice hockey team

4. something with six parts: something with six parts, especially a car or an engine with six cylinders

[ Old English si(e)x< Indo-European]

six adjective, pron

at sixes and sevens 

1. 
disorganized or in disarray
 

2. 
in disagreement


six of one and half-a-dozen of the other used when there is not much difference between two choices

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