sixth

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

sixths

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

sixth

past (v2)

sixthed

past participle (v3)

sixthed

present participle

sixthing

3rd person singular

sixths

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.The ordinal form of the number six.

   • On Monday, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency placed a similar detainer on Melvin Jovel, 18, who on Sunday was the sixth person to be arrested in the case.
   • As this sixth edition is published in 2011, it is exactly 25 years since the publication of the first edition in 1986. That, in itself, is a very sobering thought, for all kinds of reasons.
   • Dr. Ridpath, in his usual happy manner, thanked the Executive Committee and the various members of the Association who had so earnestly cooperated with him in the work of the Sixth Annual Meeting now drawing to a close.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.One of six equal parts of a whole.

   • On the moon, however the weight of a pound-mass (lb or lbm) is only about one sixth of a pound-force (lbf).

2. 2.The person or thing in the sixth position.

3. 3.The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale; for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To divide by six, equivalent to multiplying a denominator by six.(informal)

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Word family

• six