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six Listen to audio/ˈsɪks/ noun
plural sixes
1 [count] : the number 6
2 [count] : the sixth in a set or series
the six of hearts
3 [noncount] : six o'clock
What time is it? It's six. I leave each day at six.
at sixes and sevens
chiefly Brit, informal : disorganized and confused
The change left everyone at sixes and sevens. Everything will be at sixes and sevens until our computer system is fixed.
hit/knock (someone) for six
Brit, informal : to have an unpleasant and shocking effect on (someone)
The news of the accident really hit me for six.
six of one, half (a) dozen of the other (US) or chiefly Brit six of one and half a dozen of the other
informalused to say that you do not see any real difference between two possible choices Which do you prefer? I don't care; it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
— six adjective
six possibilities/hours
— six pronoun
Six (of them) will be coming tonight.

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