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hex.

To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhɛks/[ˈhɛks]

  1. To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)). The noun appeared later, in the 1850s. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (“witch”) and Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Doublet of hag.

noun/ˈhɛks/[ˈhɛks]

  1. An evil spell or curse.

  2. A witch.

  3. A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

    rare
Where this word comes from

First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)). The noun appeared later, in the 1850s. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (“witch”) and Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Doublet of hag.

noun/ˈhɛks/[ˈhɛks]

  1. Clipping of hexadecimal.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal · uncountable

  2. A modified game file.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Short for hexadecimal.

verb/ˈhɛks/[ˈhɛks]

  1. To modify a game file using a hex editor.

Where this word comes from

Short for hexadecimal.

noun/ˈhɛks/[ˈhɛks]

  1. A hexagonal space on a game board.

  2. a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.

Where this word comes from

Short for hexagon.

noun/ˈhɛks/[ˈhɛks]

  1. Clipping of uranium hexafluoride.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Short for hexafluoride.

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