Definition of nine
- wears a nine
nine
adjectivenine
pronoun, plural in construction- dressed to the nines
The next card was the nine of diamonds.
She wears a size nine.
“What time is it?” “It's nine.”
He woke up at nine this morning.
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same year: the number 9
: the ninth in a set or series
: nine o'clock
See words that rhyme with nine Spanish Central: Translation of nine Nglish: Translation of nine for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of nine for Arabic speakers
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