hex
noun[C]
uk/heks/us/heks/anevilspell,bringingbadluckandtrouble:
魔法，符咒informalSomeone'sputa hexonmycomputerthismorning- itkeepscrashing.
Children'sstoriestellofwitcheswhocasthexes andflyonbroomsticks.
Synonyms
curse
jinx
whammy
- How can the hex bebroken?
- Witches don't reallycursepeoplewith hexes bywrinklingtheirnoses.
- Residents of thiscommunitybelieveshe is awitchwho cantalktoanimalsand put hexes on anyone whodispleasesher.
Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- bezoar
- black magic
- conjure
- escapology
- evil
- hocus-pocus
- hoodoo
- magically
- mugwort
- mystic
- mystical
- pentagram
- potion
- the evil eyeidiom
- white magic
- witchcraft
- wizardry
hex
verb[T]
uk/heks/us/heks/to put anevilspellon someone or something inordertobringthembadluckandtrouble:
IthinkI've been hexed.
Theteamclaimeditlostthecompetitionbecause it was hexed bypsychicshiredbyitsrivals.
- After thewitcheshexed her, shelefttown.
- Thestorystartswith avillagegirlstealinga traveller'spearlsand being hexed.
- Ioncehad apatientwhobelievedhiswifehad been hexing him.
Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- bezoar
- black magic
- conjure
- escapology
- evil
- hocus-pocus
- hoodoo
- magically
- mugwort
- mystic
- mystical
- pentagram
- potion
- the evil eyeidiom
- white magic
- witchcraft
- wizardry
hex
adjective
informaluk/heks/us/heks/short forhexagonal: having ashapewith sixstraightsides:
Pry off thecircularplasticinsertontopof theenclosureandremovethe hexnut.
You will need a hexwrenchor apowertoolwithhexagonalbits.
short forhexadecimal:relatingto orexpressedin asystemofcountingbasedon thenumber16ratherthan thenumber10:
A hex (hexadecimal)keyis amixtureofnumbersandlettersfrom AF and 09.
All hexdigitsarerequiredto belowercase.
Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- cone
- congruent
- congruently
- conic
- crescent
- decagon
- dimensional
- dome
- heptagon
- Maltese cross
- oblong
- oval
- pear-shaped
- pyramid
- right triangle
- semicircular
- simplex
- tetrahedron
- torus
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Numbering & counting
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