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six

Meanings
  • number

    A number that is the sum of five and one.

  • shape

    A simple regular polygon with six sides and six vertices.

  • noun

    One of the six days of the week.

  • noun

    In dice, a roll of three dice showing three sixes.

  • note

    A musical note, C-sharp or D-flat.

Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75899973"
  2. /sɪks/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=867581"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with six
fixes , kicks , mixes , sixes
Homophones
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  1. sex (en) : The biological and physiological state of male or female, typically used when referring to anatomy, sexual behavior, or gender.

Variants
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6 , at sixes and sevens , six , sixes , six-gun , six-guns , 606 , 606s , six-o-six , six-o-sixes , six-pack , six-packs , six-shooter , six-shooters , six-figure , deep-six , deep-sixed , deep-sixes , deep-sixing , deep six , deep sixes , 86 , 86'd , 86ed , 86es , 86ing , eighty-six , eighty-sixed , eighty-sixes , eighty-sixing , Joe Six-Pack , Joe Six-Packs
Forms
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sixth, sixes

Etymology
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Originally came from Old English sīx, from Proto-Germanic *seks.

Trivia
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  1. Six is the smallest number that can be expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways: 1^3 + 2^3 = 6 and 1^3 + 3^3 = 6.

  2. In the movie 'Star Wars', the Millennium Falcon makes the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, but Han Solo claims to have made it in 11. The actual distance is 60,000 parsecs, which would make the Kessel Run take about 3 hours and 45 minutes if done in 11 parsecs.

  3. The number six is the only number that can be expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways. 1^3 + 2^3 = 6 and 1^3 + 3^3 = 6.

Related Concepts
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  1. half a dozen: An old English term for six or a quantity of six.

  2. dozen: A group of twelve, but often used to refer to a group of six or a multiple of six.

Culture
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In many cultures, six is considered a lucky number. For example, in Chinese culture, the number six is considered to be auspicious because it is a homophone for the word 'success'. In Hinduism, the number six is considered sacred because it represents the six faces of Lord Shiva.

How to Memorize "six"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a hand with its index and middle fingers forming a V shape. Count the number of fingers in the V. The number of fingers in the V is six.

  2. associate

    - Associate six with the number of sides on a regular hexagon.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the phrase 'Six is sexy' to remember that six has six letters.

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