Meaning & Definition of word "Nine"

Nine

/naɪn/

1. The number equivalent to 8 + 1, represented in Arabic numerals as 9.
- Example: There are nine planets in the solar system.
2. A group or set of nine units or items.
- Example: He ordered nine pizzas for the party.
3. A team or group of nine players, especially in sports.
- Example: The baseball team has nine players on the field.

1. Being one more than eight; the ninth in a sequence.
- Example: She finished in ninth place in the race.
2. Relating to or consisting of nine parts.
- Example: The project required a nine-month timeline to complete.

Old English 'nigon', from Proto-Germanic '*newun', related to the Latin 'novem'.

cloud nine:

A state of extreme happiness.

dressed to the nines:

Dressed very elegantly or smartly.

down to the wire:

Last-minute effort to finish something before a deadline; often mistakenly associated with nine.

nineteen:

The number that follows eighteen.

ninefold:

Consisting of nine parts.

ninepins:

A game played with nine pins.

Meaning: Nine to Five

Example Sentence: Working a traditional job from nine in the morning to five in the evening.

Meaning: Nine lives

Example Sentence: Referring to a cat's ability to escape danger, as in 'That cat has nine lives!'