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      six
      noun
      The digit or figure 6.
      A group or set with six elements.
      (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
      Six o'clock.
      (card games) A playing card featuring six pips.
      (cricket) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
      (American football) A touchdown.
      (North Wales) A bathroom or toilet.
      A surname.
      (UK) Abbreviation of MI6 (intelligence service). [The overseas intelligence agency of the United Kingdom, whose primary function is to spy on foreign governments and terror groups located abroad. Formally called the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).]
      (obsolete) Small beer sold at six shillings per barrel.
      Roots
      sexsix- · Latin · six
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