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Definition of
six number
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
six
number
number
NAmE
/
/
sɪks
/
/
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6
There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for
five
.
Idioms
be six feet under
(
informal
)
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to be dead and in a grave
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
(
saying
)
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used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices
See
six
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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six-gun
noun
deep-six
verb
six-pack
noun
six-figure
adjective
six-shooter
noun
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
Idioms
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
Nearby words
sit up
phrasal verb
sit-up
noun
six
number
six-figure
adjective
sixfold
adjective