Definitions
The number after five and before seven.
Word origin
From Middle English six, from Old English six, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. Compare West Frisian seis, Dutch zes, Low German söss, sess, German sechs, Norwegian and Danish seks, also Latin sex, Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx), Sanskrit षष् (ṣaṣ). Doublet of sice. Toilet sense predates military usage.
Used in a sentence
“Gunshots rang out in the capital Abuja and also in the neighboring Niger state as police lobbed tear gas to disperse defiant protesters. In Niger, at least six people are now feared dead, local media reported.”
“how about 100 then? for 100, I wanted to pay homage to the people who have been using seximal this entire time. specifically, I used the word for six sixes found in the Ndom language, "nif".”
“The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Dice face count, sometimes”3 letters
02“Half-dozen”3 letters
03“Half a dozen”3 letters
04“Number after five”3 letters
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