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HEX

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An evil spell

Example:

he put the whammy on me

Synonyms:

curse; hex; jinx; whammy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hex" is a kind of...):

charm; magic spell; magical spell; spell (a verbal formula believed to have magical force)

Derivation:

hex (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

Synonyms:

hex; hexadecimal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hexadecimal number system (a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Synonyms:

bewitch; enchant; glamour; hex; jinx; witch

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "hex" is one way to...):

becharm; charm (control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hex"):

voodoo (bewitch by or as if by a voodoo)

spell (place under a spell)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

hex (an evil spell)

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