Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

six o'clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: six o'-clock
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).

noun

The start of the nineteenth hour of the day; 6:00 p.m. (18:00).

noun

A position behind (horizontal clock orientation) or below (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 6 mark on a clock face)

Informal

noun

A pose in which the lower leg and raised upper leg form a vertical line.

adj

Straight up and down, without curves, like the hands of a clock.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The breakfast buffet opens at six o'clock (= "The breakfast buffet opens at 6:00 a.m.")."
"The next train comes at six o'clock (= "The next train comes at 18:00")."
"We've got some bogeys at six o'clock."
"You've got a bogey on your six o'clock."
"I've got your six."
"Check your six."

Usage

Informal
American usage

Inflected Forms

six o’clock (canonical)

Questions

What does six o'clock mean?: The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).

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