sixteen

/ˌsɪkˈstiːn/
adjective
  1. Numbering 16 in quantity.
    • The building has sixteen floors.
    • There are sixteen students in the class.
    • She bought sixteen apples for the pie.
noun
  1. The number equal to 10 + 6; the number 16.
    • She counted up to sixteen before stopping.
    • The bus arrives at platform sixteen.
    • Sixteen is my lucky number.
  2. A set or group of sixteen people or things.
    • We need a full sixteen to start the game.
    • A sixteen of players took the field.
    • The choir performed as a sixteen.
  3. The age of sixteen years.
    • He celebrated his sweet sixteen with a big party.
    • Many teenagers start their first job at sixteen.
    • She got her driver's license at sixteen.
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