sixfold


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
six/sɪks/
cardinal number
  • 1 equivalent to the product of two and three; one more than five, or four less than ten; 6. (Roman numeral: vi or VI)
  • 2 Cricket a hit that reaches the boundary without first striking the ground, scoring six runs.
  • 3 a group of six Brownies or Cubs.
– phrases
at sixes and sevens in a state of confusion or disarray.
knock (or hit) someone for six Brit. informal utterly surprise or overcome someone.
six feet under informal dead and buried.
six of one and half a dozen of the other a situation in which there is little difference between two alternatives.
– derivatives
sixfold adjective & adverb.
– origin OE siex, six, syx, of Gmc origin.
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