hɛks

Definitions

1. noun

a group of six things considered as a unit, especially six magical or mystical things, or a sequence of six notes in a specific rhythm

“The sorceress cast a hex on her enemies.”

2. verb

to cast a spell or curse on someone or something, especially in a magical or supernatural way

“She tried to hex the bad luck, but it only got worse.”

3. verb

to spell or encode something, especially using a system of numbers or symbols

“The programmer had to hex the binary code to convert it to text.”

4. noun

a unit of hexadecimal code, especially in computing

“The error message was a series of hex codes that confused the programmer.”

5. verb

to enchant or charm someone or something

“The poet tried to hex her words with beauty and emotion.”