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
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
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
Kids Definition
nine 1 of 2
adjective
ˈnīn
: being one more than eight
nine
2 of 2noun
1
: one more than eight : three times three : 9
2
: the ninth in a set or series