six vs sixth

six

noun
  • A group or set with six elements. 

  • Rear, behind (rear side of something). 

  • The digit or figure 6. 

  • A touchdown. 

  • 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. 

num
  • A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This many dots: (••••••). 

sixth

noun
  • One of six equal parts of a whole. 

  • 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. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.) 

  • The person or thing in the sixth position. 

adj
  • The ordinal form of the number six. 

verb
  • to divide by six, which also means multiplying a denominator by six 

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