nounπShareNoon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight."The school bell rang at the sext, signaling the end of the morning's classes. "timeastronomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe service appointed for this hour."The monks gathered in the chapel to pray the sext, the midday service. "religiontimeserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sixth: an interval of six diatonic degrees."The melody moved smoothly from the tonic to the dominant, with a bright, uplifting sext in between. "musicnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn organ stop of two ranks of pipes an interval of a sixth apart."The organist skillfully combined the principal stop with the sext to create a bright, shimmering sound during the offertory. "musicorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn electronic message involving sexual language or images."She regretted sending the sext immediately after hitting send. "sexcommunicationtechnologyinternetmediacomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo send a sext."He sexting his girlfriend about the party tonight. "communicationinternettechnologysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading