Collocations for "six"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "six" in context.
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six
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.cardinal
- the number six
- [section, part, page] six
- [turn to, on] page six
- six [plus] [one] [equals, is, makes] [seven]
- six [minus, take away] [two] [equals] [four]
- six [times, multiplied by] [10] [equals] [60]
- six divided by [two] [equals] [three]
- [rolled, picked, dealt, played, threw] a six
- a [pair, set] of sixes
- the six of [spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds]
- sport: [he, the batsman] hit [five] sixes
- five or six [of them, glasses, times]
- six or seven [of them]
- six of [my friends, the best]
- [the, all] six of us
- six out of every [10, hundred]
- [got, scored, gave me] six out of [10]
- a [child, boy, girl] of six
- her [son, daughter] is (only) six
- do you have these [shoes, sneakers] in a (size) six?
- the [blow, news, fall] knocked him for six
- the clock struck six
- at the stroke of six
- [half, 20, ten] past six
- it [starts, finishes] at six
- (at) six in the [evening, morning]
- six [A.M., P.M.]
- it's six of one (and half a dozen of the other)
- they were at sixes and sevens
- there are six [pieces, parts, chapters]
- is six years old
- turned six years old (today)
- will be six (years old) (tomorrow)
- a six-year-old [child, movie]
- a six-mile [jog, run, walk]
- a six-hour [flight, journey, conference]
- the six- [time, times] champion
- six [weeks] [later, after, ago, before]
- on (more) than six (separate) occasions
- six times [already, in a row]
- took me six hours to finish
- will [arrive, be here] in six days
- six degrees [at night, of separation]
- [just, only] six (more, hours, pieces) left
- do six more [sit ups, push ups]
- [wasted, spent, worth] six thousand dollars
- a six shooter
- a six pack (of beer)
- he has [a, an impressive, an enviable] six pack
- six-pack [stomach, abs]
'six' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accrual
- altogether
- around
- away
- ban
- batter
- beer
- cancer
- card
- cock
- comfort
- contract
- couch
- cousin
- day
- degree
- deployment
- diaper
- dice
- display
- dry
- egg
- eight
- extension
- eye
- fail
- father
- fathom
- figure
- five
- foot
- fourth
- free
- frozen
- game
- giant
- gone
- grave
- gun
- haircut
- height
- highway
- home
- inch
- interim
- kitten
- leg
- let
- license
- litter