Thesaurus

“nine”

The following 8 entries include the term nine.

cloud nine

noun

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

on cloud nine

phrase

experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

the whole nine yards

phrase

a complete amount of something

cat-o'-nine-tails

noun

as in blacksnake, crop

nine days' wonder

noun

as in last word, hot ticket

nine days' wonders

noun

as in last words, hot tickets

nine-to-fiver

noun

as in wage earner, wage slave

nine-to-fivers

noun

as in wage earners, wage slaves


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