x Hear it!

x1 definition

x or X (eks)

noun pl. X's, x's

  1. the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet: from a western form of the Greek alphabet
  2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (ks) of lax, (gz) of exact, (ks̸h) of anxious, (gz̸h) of luxurious, or (z) of xylophone
  3. a type or impression for x or X
  4. the twenty-fourth in a sequence or group
  5. an object shaped like

adjective

  1. of x or X
  2. twenty-fourth in a sequence or group
  3. shaped like
x2 definition

x (eks)

transitive verb x-ed or x'd, x-ing or x'ing

  1. to indicate (one's choice or answer) by or as by marking with an
  2. to delete or cancel (written or printed matter) with or as with one or more 's: usually used with out

noun

one's choice or answer (on a ballot, test, etc.)
x3 definition

x (eks)

noun

  1. the first of a set of unknown quantities, y usually being second
  2. a variable
  3. an abscissa
x4 definition

x

extra
x5 definition

x

  1. by (in indicating dimensions) 3 ft x 4 ft
  2. the power of magnification (in optical instruments)
  3. Math. times
X1 definition

X (eks)

noun

  1. a mark shaped like an used:
    1. to represent the signature of a person who cannot write
    2. to indicate a particular point on a map, diagram, etc.
    3. as a symbol for a kiss in letters, etc.
    4. to indicate the degree of fineness of flour, sugar, etc.
  2. the Roman numeral 10: with a superior bar (), 10,000: XX = 20, XXX = 30, and X before another Roman numeral expresses a number 10 less than that numeral (XC = 90)
  3. a person or thing unknown or unrevealed
  4. ☆ a film rating meaning that no one under the age of seventeen is to be admitted
X Idioms

X's and O's

Informal the basic elements of a specified field of work, knowledge, etc.; often, specif., the plays and strategies used in a particular sport
X2 definition

X

  1. Etymology: see XP

    Christ: used also in combination, as in Xmas
  2. extra
X3 definition

X

Elec. reactance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.