| Sixteen 1. (a.) Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more. 2. (n.) The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects. 3. (n.) A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi. Thesaurus Entries L, Sexagesima, boxcar, dozen, duodecimo, eighty, eleven, fifteen, fifty, five and twenty, fortnight, forty, four and twenty, fourscore, fourscore and ten, fourteen, half a hundred, long dozen, ninety, nonagenarian, octogenarian, quindecennial, quindecim, quindecima, quindene, score, septuagenarian, seventy, sexagenarian, sexagenary, sexagesimo-quarto, sixteen, sixteenmo, sixty, sixty-four, sixty-fourmo, teens, thirteen, thirty-two, thirty-twomo, threescore, threescore and ten, twelve, twelvemo, twenty, twenty-five, twenty-four, twenty-fourmo, two dozen, two weeks, twoscore | ![]() |