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si xth for|mer (sixth formers ) also sixth-former N‑COUNT A sixth former is a pupil who is in the sixth form at a British school.

si xth se nse N‑SING If you say that someone has a sixth sense , you mean that they seem to have a natural ability to know about things before other people, or to know things that other people do not know. □ [+ for ] The interesting thing about O'Reilly is his sixth sense for finding people who have good ideas.

six|ti|eth ◆◆◇ /s I kstiəθ/ ORD The sixtieth item in a series is the one that you count as number sixty. □  He is to retire on his sixtieth birthday.

six|ty ◆◆◆ /s I ksti/ (sixties )

1 NUM Sixty is the number 60. □  …the sunniest April in Britain for more than sixty years.

2 N‑PLURAL When you talk about the sixties , you are referring to numbers between 60 and 69. For example, if you are in your sixties , you are aged between 60 and 69. If the temperature is in the sixties , it is between 60 and 69 degrees. □  …a lively widow in her sixties.

3 N‑PLURAL The sixties is the decade between 1960 and 1969. □  Fewer couples marry now than did in the Sixties and early Seventies.

si x-ya rd bo x N‑SING On a football pitch, the six-yard box is the rectangular area marked in front of the goal.

siz|able /sa I zəb ^ə l/ → see sizeable

size ◆◆◇ /sa I z/ (sizes , sizing , sized )

1 N‑VAR The size of something is how big or small it is. Something's size is determined by comparing it to other things, counting it, or measuring it. □ [+ of ] Scientists have found the bones of a hoofed grazing animal about the size of a small horse. □ [+ of ] In 1970 the average size of a French farm was 19 hectares. □  …shelves containing books of various sizes.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The size of something is the fact that it is very large. □ [+ of ] He knows the size of the task. □  Jack walked around the hotel and was mesmerized by its sheer size.

3 N‑COUNT A size is one of a series of graded measurements, especially for things such as clothes or shoes. □  My sister is the same height but only a size 12. □  I tried them on and they were the right size.

▸  size up PHRASAL VERB If you size up a person or situation, you carefully look at the person or think about the situation, so that you can decide how to act. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] Some U.S. manufacturers have been sizing up the U.K. as a possible market for their clothes. □ [V n P ] He spent the evening sizing me up intellectually.

-size /-sa I z/ or -sized

1 COMB You can use -size or -sized in combination with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is the same size as something else. □  …golfball-sized lumps of coarse black rock.

2 COMB You can use -size or -sized in combination with adjectives to form adjectives which describe the size of something. □  …full-size gymnasiums. □  …a medium-sized college.

3 COMB You can use -size or -sized in combination with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is big enough or small enough to be suitable for a particular job or purpose. □  …a small passport-size photograph. □  …a child-sized knife.

size|able /sa I zəb ^ə l/ also sizable ADJ [usu ADJ n] Sizeable means fairly large. □  Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.

-sized /-sa I zd/ → see -size

siz|zle /s I z ^ə l/ (sizzles , sizzling , sizzled ) VERB If something such as hot oil or fat sizzles , it makes hissing sounds. □ [V ] The sausages and burgers sizzled on the barbecue. □ [V -ing] …a frying pan of sizzling oil.

skate /ske I t/ (skates , skating , skated )

1 N‑COUNT Skates are ice-skates.

2 N‑COUNT Skates are roller-skates.