sixth
being number six in a series
Showing that something is number six in a line, list, or order.
the sixth [noun]
- She lives on the sixth floor of the building.
- This is the sixth time you’ve been late this week.
- Their team finished in sixth place overall.
- My birthday is on the sixth of June.
- He is in his sixth year at the company.
- I sit in the sixth seat in the row.
- Today is the sixth day of the month.
- We read the sixth chapter for homework.
- She came in sixth place in the race.
- He is in the sixth class of the day.
person or thing in sixth place
The person or thing that is number six in a line, game, or list.
[someone] is/comes/finishes sixth
- He was the sixth to arrive at the meeting.
- Our school was ranked sixth in the national survey.
- She finished sixth in the marathon out of thousands of runners.
- The sixth in line complained about the long wait.
- Their song reached sixth on the charts.
- I was sixth in the line for tickets.
- Our team finished sixth in the game.
- She came sixth in the race but was still happy.
- The sixth in the group had to speak next.
- His name is the sixth on the list.
one part out of six equal parts
One part when something is cut into six equal parts.
a sixth of [something]
- Each child received a sixth of the cake.
- A sixth of the students in the class were absent.
- Only a sixth of the budget is spent on transport.
- He donated a sixth of his salary to charity.
- Cut the pizza into six pieces and take a sixth.
- I ate a sixth of the pizza.
- A sixth of the class is late today.
- She spends a sixth of her money on books.
- We gave each friend a sixth of the chocolate bar.
- Only a sixth of the work is done.
musical interval of a sixth
In music, the distance between two notes when you count six note names from the first note to the second.
a [major/minor] sixth
- The melody leaps up by a major sixth in the second bar.
- That minor sixth gives the song its haunting quality.
- Practice singing a perfect sixth to improve your ear.
- The composer often writes wide intervals, especially sixths and sevenths.
- They analyzed the chord as an augmented sixth resolving to the dominant.
- The teacher asked us to sing a major sixth.
- This song starts with a big jump of a sixth.
- He can easily hear the sound of a sixth interval.
- We learned the difference between a fifth and a sixth.
- She played a sixth on the piano many times.
- Base: sixth
- Comparative: sixther
- Superlative: sixthest
- Base: sixth
- Plural: sixths
Sixth Amendment
1U.S. constitutional amendment on trial rights
The part of the United States Constitution that gives people important rights in criminal trials, such as the right to a speedy and public trial and the right to a lawyer.
- The lawyer argued that his client's Sixth Amendment rights had been violated.
- Students studied the Sixth Amendment in their civics class.
- The court ruled that the Sixth Amendment requires effective legal representation.
sixth form
1final two years of UK secondary school
In the UK, the last two years of secondary school, when students are usually 16–18 years old and prepare for A-level or similar exams.
- She stayed on at school to study in the sixth form.
- He teaches maths in the sixth form at a large comprehensive school.
- Many students change schools when they move into the sixth form.
sixth grade
1sixth year of school (US)
In the US and some other countries, a school year for students who are usually 11–12 years old, often the first or second year of middle school.
- My daughter is in sixth grade this year.
- We read that novel when I was in sixth grade.
- He has taught sixth grade for over ten years.
sixth man
1key substitute basketball player
In basketball, a player who does not start the game but is usually the first substitute and is very important to the team.
- He accepted the role of sixth man and became a star off the bench.
- Their sixth man often scores more than some of the starters.
- Coaches value a strong sixth man to keep the team's energy high.
sixth sense
1a special intuitive feeling
A special, natural ability to feel or know things that are not clear from seeing, hearing, or other normal senses.
- She seems to have a sixth sense for when people are lying.
- His sixth sense told him something was wrong, so he turned back.
- Good detectives almost need a sixth sense to solve difficult cases.