Meaning & use
hexagon
A flat shape with six straight sides and six angles.
See it in a sentence
The honeycomb cells form a repeating pattern of tiny hexagons.
The stop sign is an octagon, not a hexagon, despite what he claimed.
A note on using this word
Remember the prefix "hexa-" means six, matching "hexagon," "hexagonal," and "hexameter."
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