Associations to the word «Sixteen»

Wiktionary

SIXTEEN PENNY NAIL, noun. Alternative form of sixteenpenny nail

Dictionary definition

SIXTEEN, noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one.
SIXTEEN, adjective. Being one more than fifteen.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.