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Six

/sɪks/

The digit or figure 6.

📖 Definitions of "Six"

noun

1
The digit or figure 6.
2
(by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
"cover my six"
3
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.
4
A touchdown.

numeral

1
A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••).
2
Describing a group or set with six elements.

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cardinalnoun	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
sestetnoun	(poetry) The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.
sextetnoun	Any group of six people or things.
sextupletnoun	A group of six objects.
hexadnoun	A group of six.
sisenoun	(obsolete, dice games) six
half dozennoun	A set of six.
vinoun	VI (“U.S. Virgin Islands”)
half a dozennoun	the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
6noun	MI6; the agency or a particular agent.
captain hicksnoun	the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
sixernoun	(cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
half dozennoun	A set of six.
sextupletnoun	A group of six objects.
sextetnoun	Any group of six people or things.
hexadnoun	A group of six.
vinoun	VI (“U.S. Virgin Islands”)
cardinalnoun	Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
sestetnoun	(poetry) The last six lines of a sonnet, forming two stanzas of three lines each.
sisenoun	(obsolete, dice games) six
sixernoun	(cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
captain hicksnoun	the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
half a dozennoun	the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
fivenoun	The digit/figure 5.
sevennoun	The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
eightnoun	The digit/figure 8.
sixthnoun	The ordinal form of the number six.
tennoun	A set or group with ten elements.
dozennoun	A set of twelve.
fournoun	(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
6th	Abbreviation of sixth. [The ordinal form of the number six.]
sixthly	In the sixth place; sixth in a row.