hex
An evil spell or curseAn evil spell or curse.
» You'll need a hex key to open it.
Man braucht einen Inbusschlüssel, um es zu öffnen.
Meaning
6 sensesAn evil spell or curse.
Fluch, Verhexung
чарыčary, магияmagija, проклятиеprokljatije
an evil spell
A witch.
Hexe
ведьмаvedʹma
(rare)A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).
Spruch, Hexspruch
заклятиеzakljatije
(uncountable)A modified game file.
A hexagonal space on a game board.
A hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.
Examples
3 sentencesYou'll need a hex key to open it.
deMan braucht einen Inbusschlüssel, um es zu öffnen.
You may need hex keys to adjust the gears on your bike.
deDu könntest Inbusschlüssel brauchen, um deine Fahrradgänge richtig einzustellen.
His life seems hexed.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), fromFirst 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.
Short for hexadecimal.
Short for hexagon.
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