Hex

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An evil spell; a curse.
  • n. One that brings bad luck.
  • v. To put a hex on.
  • v. To bring or wish bad luck to: "Chilly evening weather and a chain of minor snafus seemed to hex the $5,000-a-seat gala on Governors Islandā€ ( Newsweek).
  • adj. Hexagonal. Used of hardware.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To put a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell) on.
  • n. An evil spell or curse.
  • n. A witch.
  • n. A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).
  • n. Short for hexadecimal.
  • Word Usage
    "David Ashley's glowering sorcerer, Abanazer, supplies what someone calls the hex factor."
    Equivalent
    hexa   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    charm    magic spell    magical spell    spell   
    Cross Reference
    -hex-   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hexadecimal    decimal    numeric    rightmost    jinx    Flathead    1/4-inch    least-significant    fourteen-inch    spanner