six : Idioms & Phrases

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deep-six

  • verb toss out; get rid of
    deep-six.
    • deep-six these old souvenirs!
  • verb throw from a boat
    throw overboard.
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eighty-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than eighty
    lxxxvi; 86.
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fifty-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than fifty
    lvi; 56.
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forty-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than forty
    46; xlvi.
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give it the deep six

  • verb toss out; get rid of
    deep-six.
    • deep-six these old souvenirs!
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ninety-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than ninety
    xcvi; 96.
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seventy-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than seventy
    76; lxxvi.
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six day war

  • noun tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
    Arab-Israeli War; Six Day War.
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Six Nations

  • noun a league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations)
    Iroquois League; Five Nations; League of Iroquois.
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  • (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five Nations.
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six pack

  • noun a carton containing six bottles or cans
    six pack; sixpack.
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Six points circle

  • . (Geom.) See Nine points circle, under Nine.
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six times

  • adverb by a factor of six
    sixfold.
    • the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills
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six-day war

  • noun tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
    Arab-Israeli War; Six Day War.
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six-fold

  • adjective satellite having six units or components
    sixfold; sextuple.
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  • noun a person who is at least six feet tall
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Six"-foot`er noun
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  1. One who is six feet tall. Colloq. U.S.
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six-gilled shark

  • noun large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
    cow shark; Hexanchus griseus.
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six-gun

  • noun a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
    revolver; six-gun.
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six-lined racerunner

  • noun very swift lizard of eastern and central United States
    racerunner; race runner; Cnemidophorus sexlineatus.
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six-membered

  • adjective satellite of a chemical compound having a ring with six members
    6-membered.
    • having three carbon and three nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring
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six-pack

  • noun a carton containing six bottles or cans
    six pack; sixpack.
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six-pointed

  • adjective satellite having six points
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six-shooter

  • noun a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
    revolver; six-gun.
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Six"-shoot`er noun
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  1. A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver. Colloq. U.S.
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six-sided

  • adjective satellite having six sides
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six-spot

  • noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips
    six.
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sixty-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than sixty
    lxvi; 66.
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thirty-six

  • adjective satellite being six more than thirty
    xxxvi; 36.
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To be at six and seven ∨ at sixes and sevens

  • to be in disorder. Bacon. Shak. Swift.
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twenty-six

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
    26; XXVI.
  • adjective satellite being six more than twenty
    26; xxvi.
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