nine

nine

noun \ˈnīn\

Definition of NINE

1

: a number that is one more than eight — see number table

2

: the ninth in a set or series <wears a nine>

3

: something having nine units or members: as

a capitalized : the nine Muses

b : a baseball team

c : the first or last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course

— nine adjective

— nine pronoun, plural in construction

— to the nines

1

: to perfection

2

: in a highly elaborate or showy manner <dressed to the nines>

Examples of NINE

1. The next card was the nine of diamonds.
2. She wears a size nine.
3. “What time is it?” “It's nine.”
4. He woke up at nine this morning.

Origin of NINE

Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, Greek ennea

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with NINE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dine, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine