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noun 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective amounting to nine in number.
Idioms for ninedressed 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 before 900; Middle English; Old English nigan, nigon, cognate with Dutch negen, akin to German neun, Old Norse nīu, Gothic niun, Latin novem, Greek ennéa, Sanskrit náva
Words nearby nine Nimwegen, Nimzowitsch, Nin, Nina, nincompoop, nine , nine ball, nine-banded armadillo, ninebark, nine days' wonder, nine-eleven
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Example sentences from the Web for nine This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.
Democrats Accidentally Save Boehner From Republican Coup | Ben Jacobs, Jackie Kucinich| January 6, 2015| DAILY BEAST
The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
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Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich| January 3, 2015| DAILY BEAST
If you answered nine or more, you may have won a SONY Betamax and an eight-track operating system.
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz | Jeff Greenfield| December 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Nine new Republican senators will swear their oaths of office.
The Democrats’ Black Hole—and What They Can Do About It | Michael Tomasky| December 31, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He will be at church this afternoon; so, suppose you call here at nine this evening.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 | Various
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better shew more affection than she feels.
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen
This makes nine five-pound loaves, cutting twenty-four slices each.
Quantity Cookery | Lenore Richards
Nine thousand persons had paid from one to five dollars each.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II | James H. Mapleson
The original nine , however, were far from gratified, and always regretted the golden age of early days.
Paris and its Story | Thomas Okey
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British Dictionary definitions for nine noun 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS determiner amounting to nine nine days (as pronoun ) nine of the ten are ready
Other words from nine Related prefix: nona- Word Origin for nine Old English nigon; related to Gothic niun, Latin novem
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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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Words related to nine nonagon, ninth, ennead