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hex¹

  • /ˈhɛks/
  • [ˈhɛks]

Rhymes with -ɛks

Where it comes from

First 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.

verb hexes · hexing · hexed

  1. transitive To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.

    Similar: bespell, jinx, spellbind, bechat, becry, beglammer, bewitch, conjure, enchant, englamour, ensorcell, enspell

noun hexes

  1. An evil spell or curse.

    Similar: jinx, malediction

  2. A witch.

    Similar: enchantress, sorceress, wizardess

  3. rare A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).

    Similar: enchantment, incantation, spell, cantrip, chantment, charm, conjuration, craft, dwimmer, hex, magic, magic spell

hex²

  • /ˈhɛks/
  • [ˈhɛks]

Rhymes with -ɛks

Where it comes from

Short for hexadecimal.

noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal, uncountable Clipping of hexadecimal
  2. uncountable A modified game file. I don't even know how to put a hex in my game if a friend makes me something.

verb hexes · hexing · hexed

  1. To modify a game file using a hex editor. Modding this was called “hexing” in the community. This was because you did it with a hex editor, reading through the numbers in the files to find the “ballz” and “linez” that made up the Petz and the variables that determined their size, position, and color.

hex³

  • /ˈhɛks/
  • [ˈhɛks]

Rhymes with -ɛks

Where it comes from

Short for hexagon.

noun hexes

  1. A hexagonal space on a game board.
  2. a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.

hex⁴

  • /ˈhɛks/
  • [ˈhɛks]

Rhymes with -ɛks

Where it comes from

Short for hexafluoride.

noun hexes

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of uranium hexafluoride

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bewitch, enchant, glamour, witch, jinx, curse, hexadecimal, charm, spell, whammy, fate, hoodoo, socket, standoff, hexagonal, bespell

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verb to put a hex on

Españolhechizar, aojar
Portuguêsenfeitiçar
Françaisensorceler
Русскийзачаро́вывать začaróvyvatʹ, зачарова́ть začarovátʹ
العربيةنَحَسَ naḥasa

noun an evil spell or curse

Españolmaleficio
Françaissortilège, sort
DeutschFluch, Verhexung
Italianosortilegio
Românăblestem
Русскийчары čary, магия magija, проклятие prokljatije

noun a witch

Españolbruja
Françaissorcière
DeutschHexe
Italianostrega
Русскийведьма vedʹma
العربيةساحِرة sāḥira, مُشَعْوِذة mušaʕwiḏa

noun rare: a spell

Españolsortilegio
DeutschSpruch, Hexspruch
Русскийзаклятие zakljatije

noun short for hexadecimal

Ελληνικάδεκαεξαδικό dekaexadikó

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@misc{hex_2026,
  title = {hex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}