Nine

Word NINE
Character 4
Hyphenation nine
Pronunciations /naɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Nine"

What do we mean by nine?

The cardinal number equal to 8 + 1. noun

The ninth in a set or sequence. noun

Something having nine parts, units, or members. noun

A playing card marked with nine pips. noun

A set of nine persons or things, especially. noun

The nine players on a side, or the whole team. noun

The nine Muses. noun

A size, as in clothing or shoes, designated as nine. noun

The first or second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course. noun

(to the nines) To the highest degree. idiom

One more than eight, or one less than ten; thrice three: a cardinal numeral.

The number consisting of the sum of one and eight; the number less by unity than ten; three times three. noun

A symbol representing nine units, as 9, or IX, or ix. noun

The body of players, nine in number, composing one side in a game of base-ball. noun

A playing-card with nine spots or pips on it. noun

The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects. noun

A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix. noun

A group of nine people. noun

The nine Muses. noun

Eight and one more; one less than ten. adjective

The digit or figure 9.

A playing card with nine pips.

A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.

(usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).

A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

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The word "nine" in example sentences

But 'tain't too late to mend, an' if a stitch in time _does_ save nine, it's better to take the _nine_ stitches than to wait till they are ninety times nine. ❋ Various (N/A)

"Well, maybe 'twere only nine year; 'twere _nine_ or _ten_ year ago," ❋ Dillon Wallace (1901)

Devil, who here assumes Hel's place, orders the watch to go back and lock up _all the nine locks on the gates of Hell_ -- a lock for each of the goddesses _nine_ worlds -- and to put a padlock on besides. ❋ George Webbe Dasent (1856)

The rise of _tide_ in the entrance of Keppel Bay seems to vary at the neaps and springs, from nine to fourteen feet, and high water to take place _nine hours and a half_ after the moon's passage over and under the meridian; but the morning's tide fell two or three feet short of that at night. ❋ Matthew Flinders (1794)

And on Tuesday night they, too, were eliminated, leaving the way clear for the teams from the continent that has claimed the title nine times in 18 editions of the World Cup. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was in a paper written by his healthcare advisor and father of the public option but Obama never touted it and most people had never heard of the term nine months ago. ❋ Unknown (2010)

December's Davis Cup final will pit a visiting French team that has won the title nine times against one that had not won a world group tie until March of this year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Klitschko has had few problems defending his title nine times since winning it in 2004 against Corrie Sanders, and has said he is in top shape despite his age. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Ancelotti said: I lost a title nine points up with eight games to go. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Even if you could pay them (because you are one of the few athletic departments that has major programs that make money) the cost of losing a number of minor sports and, perhaps violating title nine, is too scary for any AD or Administration to contemplate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Smart was a steady, clear-voiced witness who never wavered with emotion, even as she described the horrific events of what she called her "nine months of hell." ❋ Unknown (2011)

I think this is about interrupting a term nine months after an election because you don't like something that someone has done politically. ❋ Unknown (2003)

SALT LAKE CITY Reuters - Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped at age 14 from her Salt Lake City home and held for what she described as "nine months of hell," is engaged to be married and anticipates a wedding in early summer, a family spokesman said on Friday. ❋ Unknown (2012)

This is what we call our nine G pin -- a silhouette of the plane with a Roman numeral nine. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The "nine" is cheaper to shoot and less dramatic per shot, but for combat I'll take "Old Slabsides" any day! ❋ Unknown (2006)

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