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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>SIXPACK</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="sixpack"> six-pack, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a container holding six bottles, cans, or other items sold as a unit. Ex. a six-pack of beer. </DL> <A NAME="sixpence"> sixpence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a sum of six British pennies; six pence. <DD> 2. a former British coin worth six pence or 1/2 of a shilling. The sixpence was discontinued in 1971. </DL> <A NAME="sixpenny"> sixpenny, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. worth, costing, or amounting to sixpence. <DD> 2. (British.) of little worth; cheap. <DD> 3. two inches long; two-inch. Ex. sixpenny nails. </DL> <A NAME="sixscore"> sixscore, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) six times twenty; 120. </DL> <A NAME="sixshooter"> six-shooter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD> 1. a revolver that can fire six shots without being loaded again. Six-shooters are of large caliber (.44 or .45; never less than .38). <DD> 2. any revolver. </DL> <A NAME="sixsome"> sixsome, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a group of six people. <DD> 2. a game played by six people. <DD> 3. the players. </DL> <A NAME="sixte"> sixte, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Fencing.) the sixth in a series of eight defensive positions or parries. </DL> <A NAME="sixteen"> sixteen, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> six more than ten; 16. Ex. There are sixteen ounces in a pound. </DL> <A NAME="sixteenmo"> sixteenmo, noun, pl. -mos, adjective. =sextodecimo.</DL> <A NAME="sixteenth"> sixteenth, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. next after the 15th; last in a series of 16. Ex. a sixteenth birthday. <DD> 2. being one of 16 equal parts. Ex. An ounce is a sixteenth part of a pound. <DD>noun 1. the next after the 15th; last in a series of 16. <DD> 2. one of 16 equal parts. Ex. An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound. <DD> 3. (Music.) a sixteenth note. </DL> <A NAME="sixteenthnote"> sixteenth note,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a note played for one sixteenth as long a time as a whole note; semiquaver. </DL> <A NAME="sixteenthrest"> sixteenth rest,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a rest as long as a sixteenth note. </DL> <A NAME="sixth"> sixth, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. next after the fifth; last in a series of 6. Ex. a sixth birthday. <DD> 2. being one of 6 equal parts. Ex. Ten minutes is a sixth part of an hour. <DD>noun 1. the next after the fifth; last in a series of 6. Ex. School starts on the sixth. <DD> 2. one of 6 equal parts. Ex. Two inches is a sixth of a foot. <DD> 3. (Music.) <DD> a. a tone or note six steps apart in the diatonic scale, or the sixth step of a diatonic scale, from a given tone or note. <DD> b. the interval between such tones or notes. <DD> c. the harmonic combination of such tones. <DD> d. the sixth note or tone of a scale, six diatonic degrees above the tonic. </DL> <A NAME="sixthchord"> sixth chord,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a chord consisting of a note or tone, its third, and its sixth; the first inversion of a triad, with its original third in the bass; chord of the sixth. </DL> <A NAME="sixthly"> sixthly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in the sixth place. </DL> <A NAME="sixthsense"> sixth sense,<DL COMPACT><DD> an unusual power of perception; intuition. Ex. It was not a do-nothing Congress, but its political sixth sense may have helped to keep it from doing many things the country can well do without (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="sixtieth"> sixtieth, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. next after the 59th; last in a series of 60. Ex. a sixtieth birthday. <DD> 2. being one of 60 equal parts. Ex. A minute is a sixtieth part of an hour. <DD>noun 1. the next after the 59th; last in a series of 60. Ex. That car is the sixtieth to drive by today. <DD> 2. one of 60 equal parts. Ex. a sixtieth of one's income. </DL> <A NAME="sixtine"> Sixtine, adjective. =Sistine.</DL> <A NAME="sixty"> sixty, noun, pl. -ties, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> six times ten; 60. expr. like sixty, (Informal.) very fast. Ex. to go like sixty. </DL> <A NAME="sixtyfold"> sixtyfold, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> sixty times as much or as many. </DL> <A NAME="sixtyfourdollar"> sixty-four-dollar or $64 question,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the key question; the final and most important question. Ex. The answer to the $64 question has thus far been given by the politicians, with woefully inadequate consideration of the scientist's point of view (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="sixtyfourthnote"> sixty-fourth note,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a note played for one sixty-fourth as long a time as a whole note; hemidemisemiquaver. </DL> <A NAME="sixtyfourthrest"> sixty-fourth rest,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a rest as long as a sixty-fourth note. </DL> <A NAME="sizable"> sizable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. fairly large. Ex. a sizable sum. <DD> 2. (Archaic.) of suitable or convenient size. Also, sizeable. noun sizableness. </DL> <A NAME="sizably"> sizably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to a sizable extent or degree. Also, sizeably. </DL> <A NAME="sizar"> sizar, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a student who pays reduced rates in the colleges of Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, and of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Also, sizer. </DL> <A NAME="sizarship"> sizarship, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position, rank, or privileges of a sizar. </DL> <A NAME="size"> size (1), noun, verb, sized, sizing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. the amount of surface or space a thing takes up. Ex. The two boys are of the same size. The library has books of all sizes. We need a house of larger size. <DD> 2. extent; amount; magnitude. Ex. the size of an industry, the size of an undertaking. <DD> 3. one of a series of measures. Ex. The size of card I want is 3 by 5 inches. His collar is size fourteen. <DD> 4. (Informal, Figurative.) the actual condition; true description. Ex. That's about the size of it. <DD> 5. (Obsolete.) a ration, allowance, or standard of food or drink. Ex. 'Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures ... to scant my sizes (Shakespeare). <DD>v.t. 1. to arrange or classify according to size or in sizes. Ex. Will you size these nails? Why should a man's shirt be sized by his neck but his pyjamas by his chest? (Observer). <DD> 2. to make of a certain size. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) to regulate or control according to a fixed standard. Ex. ... to size weights and measures (Francis Bacon). <DD>adj. having size; sized. expr. cut down to size, <DD> a. to reduce to (a specified size or number) by or as if by cutting. Ex. to cut a plant down to size. Sportswriters had named his team the best in the country, and he was determined to cut his players down to fighting size (Time). <DD> b. to diminish the sense of importance or ego of. Ex. to cut a bully down to size. expr. of a size, of the same size. Ex. There are large and small pears, but the apples are all of a size. expr. size up, (Informal.) <DD> a. to form an opinion of; estimate. Ex. A fellow ought to ... look 'em [candidates] all over and size 'em up, and then decide carefully (Sinclair Lewis). <DD> b. to come up to some size or grade. Ex. It was a letter ... which sized up very well with the letters written in my part of the United States (Owen Wister). expr. try for size, to try out or test for fit or appropriateness. Ex. A British Railways liner train was tried for size at the first special depot (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="size"> size (2), noun, verb, sized, sizing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a preparation made from glue, starch, or other sticky material; sizing. It is used to cover paper, plaster, or other material, or stiffen cloth, and glaze paper. <DD>v.t. to coat, treat, fill, or glaze with size. </DL> <A NAME="size"> -size,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) a variant of -sized, as in Ex. life-size, an average-size man. </DL> <A NAME="sizeable"> sizeable, adjective. =sizable.noun sizeableness. </DL> <A NAME="sizeably"> sizeably, adverb. =sizably.</DL> <A NAME="sizecopy"> size copy,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British, Printing.) a dummy. </DL> <A NAME="sized"> sized, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having size, especially as specified. Ex. variously sized garments. </DL> <A NAME="sized"> -sized,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) having or of a ______ size. Ex. Fair-sized = having a fair size. Large-sized = of a large size. <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, -size. </DL> </DL> <A NAME="sizer"> sizer (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device for testing the size of articles, or for separating them according to size. </DL> <A NAME="sizer"> sizer (2), noun. =sizar.</DL> <A NAME="sizeup"> size-up, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) an estimate; opinion; consideration. Ex. The United States is evolving a new defense policy, based on a new size-up of the world situation and a new concept of warfare (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="sizing"> sizing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a preparation made from such material as glue or starch; size. <DD> 2. the act or process of coating or treating with size. </DL> <A NAME="sizy"> sizy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like size; thick; viscous; glutinous. </DL> <A NAME="sizz"> sizz, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to hiss; sizzle; make a hiss somewhat resembling a buzz. </DL> <A HREF="sizzle.dic">NEXT</A>