999

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnaɪnnaɪnˈnaɪn/

nine /naɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

adj. [before a noun]

Idioms

Idioms dressed to the nines, dressed very well or splendidly, esp. in formal clothing.

nine (nīn),USA pronunciation n.

a cardinal number, eight plus one.
a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX.
a set of this many persons or things.
Sporta baseball team.
Gamesa playing card with nine pips.
Idioms dressed to the nines, looking one's best;
dressed smartly, splendidly, etc.:All the girls were dressed to the nines for the party.
Mythology the Nine, the Muses.

adj.

bef. 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

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nine /naɪn/ n

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and eight
a numeral, 9, IX, etc, representing this number
something representing, represented by, or consisting of nine units, such as a playing card with nine symbols on it
Also: nine o'clock nine hours after noon or midnight: the play starts at nine
dressed to the nines, dressed up to the nines ⇒ informal elaborately dressed
999 ⇒ (in Britain) the telephone number of the emergency services
nine to five ⇒ normal office hours: he works nine to five, a nine-to-five job

determiner

Etymology: Old English nigon; related to Gothic niun, Latin novem

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