nine

[ nahyn ]
/ naɪn /
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noun

adjective

amounting to nine in number.

Idioms for nine

    dressed to the nines, looking one's best; dressed smartly, splendidly, etc.: All the girls were dressed to the nines for the party.

Origin of nine

before 900; Middle English; Old English nigan, nigon, cognate with Dutch negen, akin to German neun, Old Norse nīu, Gothic niun, Latin novem, Greek ennéa, Sanskrit náva

Words nearby nine

nimwegen, nimzowitsch, nin, nina, nincompoop, nine, nine ball, nine days' wonder, nine plus two array, nine plus zero array, nine worthies

Words related to dressed to the nines

well-dressed

British Dictionary definitions for dressed to the nines

nine
/ (naɪn) /

noun

determiner

  1. amounting to ninenine days
  2. (as pronoun)nine of the ten are ready

Other words from nine

Related prefix: nona-

Word Origin for nine

Old English nigon; related to Gothic niun, Latin novem

Idioms and Phrases with dressed to the nines

nine

see dressed to kill (to the nines); on cloud nine; possession is nine points of the law; whole nine yards.