Standard Lemma guide

exes

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɛksəz/
  • Canada: /ˈɛksɪz/
  • rhymes with -ɛksəz
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 K S IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of ex

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The number six.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: costermongers

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Odds of six to one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gambling, games

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Expenses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, plural, plural-only

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5

noun

Meaning 5

plural of exe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative letter-case form of exes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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7

verb

Meaning 7

third-person singular simple present indicative of ex

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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History

Etymology

Backslang for six

Abbreviation.