nine

noun

ˈnīn

: a number that is one more than eight see Table of Numbers

: the ninth in a set or series

wears a nine

: something having nine units or members: such as

capitalized : the nine Muses

: a baseball team

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

nine adjective

nine pronoun, plural in construction

Example Sentences

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.

Recent Examples on the Web We especially like the return of first season Shoshanna (but dressed to the nines in Tanya Taylor rather than Zosia Mamet’s character’s ubiquitous tracksuits).

Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2020 Its playful video sees him dressed to the nines while romping through a pasture, being roped to a tree by sentient vines, and floating Lebowski-like over fields of rainbow flowers.

Marcus Jones, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2020 The anchor people are usually in the studio, dressed to the nines.

Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 28 Mar. 2020 Had a season-high nine tackles and a sack against Chicago and recovered a fumble earlier in the season.

David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020 Wilson ended his rookie season by leading Cleveland with a career-high nine tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage.

Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 30 Dec. 2019 Owusu-Koramoah, who finished with a game-high nine tackles, recorded three of Notre Dame’s four total sacks.

Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2019 Breeze had a fumble recovery and pick-six against USC, recovered the late fumble in the Civil War and made a career-high nine tackles and had an interception in the Pac-12 championship, when Young had a career-best eight stops with a sack.

oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019 The 6-foot-2, 245-pound linebacker had a career-best and team-high nine tackles in last week’s loss to the New England Patriots, seven days removed from what was previously his season-high eight tackles in Cleveland.

Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019 See More

单词	to the nines
释义	nine noun ˈnīn 1 : a number that is one more than eight see Table of Numbers 2 : the ninth in a set or series wears a nine 3 : something having nine units or members: such 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 Phrases to the nines 1 : to perfection 2 : in a highly elaborate or showy manner dressed to the nines Example Sentences 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. Recent Examples on the Web We especially like the return of first season Shoshanna (but dressed to the nines in Tanya Taylor rather than Zosia Mamet’s character’s ubiquitous tracksuits). Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2020 Its playful video sees him dressed to the nines while romping through a pasture, being roped to a tree by sentient vines, and floating Lebowski-like over fields of rainbow flowers. Marcus Jones, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2020 The anchor people are usually in the studio, dressed to the nines. Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 28 Mar. 2020 Had a season-high nine tackles and a sack against Chicago and recovered a fumble earlier in the season. David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020 Wilson ended his rookie season by leading Cleveland with a career-high nine tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage. Mark Inabinett \| Minabinett@al.com, al, 30 Dec. 2019 Owusu-Koramoah, who finished with a game-high nine tackles, recorded three of Notre Dame’s four total sacks. Tyler James, Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2019 Breeze had a fumble recovery and pick-six against USC, recovered the late fumble in the Civil War and made a career-high nine tackles and had an interception in the Pac-12 championship, when Young had a career-best eight stops with a sack. oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2019 The 6-foot-2, 245-pound linebacker had a career-best and team-high nine tackles in last week’s loss to the New England Patriots, seven days removed from what was previously his season-high eight tackles in Cleveland. Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from nyne, adjective, from Old English nigon; akin to Old High German niun nine, Latin novem, Greek ennea First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing nine a stitch in time (saves nine) back nine cat-o'-nine-tails cloud nine front nine nine days' wonder nine-to-five job nine times out of ten nine-to-fiver ninety/ninety-nine percent of the time ninety-nine times out of a hundred on cloud nine sixty-nine the whole nine yards See More a stitch in time (saves nine) back nine cat-o'-nine-tails cloud nine front nine nine days' wonder nine-to-five job nine times out of ten nine-to-fiver ninety/ninety-nine percent of the time ninety-nine times out of a hundred on cloud nine sixty-nine the whole nine yards See More Kids Definition nine 1 of 2 adjective ˈnīn : being one more than eight nine 2 of 2 noun 1 : one more than eight : three times three : 9 2 : the ninth in a set or series to the nines phrase as in perfectly without any flaws or errors He showed up at the banquet dressed to the nines. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance perfectly immaculately ideally exceptionally specially excellently finely to a nicety flawlessly impeccably faultlessly to a turn greatly pat superiorly to a T fabulously superbly terrifically marvelously grandly superlatively fancily Antonyms & Near Antonyms badly imperfectly inadequately defectively amiss insufficiently incompletely deficiently atrociously faultily wretchedly execrably fallibly See More
随便看	at a later date at a later/future date at a loose end at a loss at a loss for words at a minimum at a minute's notice at a moment's notice at a moment's/minute's notice at a pinch at a premium at a price at a profit at a push at a rate of knots at a run at a snail's pace at a stretch at a stroke at a time at a venture at a why-not at a/the minimum at about at all

nine

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