nine
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX.
a set of this many persons or things.
a baseball team.
a playing card with nine pips.
the Nine, the Muses.
amounting to nine in number.
Idioms about nine
dressed to the nines, looking one's best; dressed smartly, splendidly, etc.: All the girls were dressed to the nines for the party.
Origin of nine
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British Dictionary definitions for nine
/ (naɪn) /
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and eight: See also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 9, IX, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of nine units, such as a playing card with nine symbols on it
Also: nine o'clock nine hours after noon or midnight: the play starts at nine
dressed to the nines or dressed up to the nines informal elaborately dressed
999 (in Britain) the telephone number of the emergency services
nine to five normal office hours: he works nine to five; a nine-to-five job
amounting to nine: nine days
(as pronoun): nine of the ten are ready
Origin of nine
1Other words from nine
- Related prefix: nona-
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Other Idioms and Phrases with nine
see dressed to kill (to the nines); on cloud nine; possession is nine points of the law; whole nine yards.
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