First Known Use: before 12th century
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sixteen
noun six·teen \ˌsik-ˈstēn, ˈsiks-ˌtēn\
: the number 16
Full Definition of SIXTEEN
— see number table
— sixteen adjective
— sixteen pronoun, plural in construction
— six·teenth \-ˈstēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun
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Origin of SIXTEEN
Middle English sixtene, from Old English sixtȳne, adjective, from six six + -tȳne (akin to Old English tīen ten) — more at ten
Rhymes with SIXTEEN
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, eighteen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, fifteen, flavine, fluorine, fourteen, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, marine, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
SIXTEEN Defined for Kids
1sixteen
adjective six·teen \sik-ˈstēn\
Definition of SIXTEEN for Kids
: being one more than 15
2sixteen
noun
Definition of SIXTEEN for Kids
: one more than 15 : four times four : 16
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