nounπShareThe digit or figure 9."The number nine is written with the digit nine. "numbermathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA playing card with nine pips."My brother used the nine of spades in his card game. "numbergameitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol."The police officer carefully handled the nine. "weaponmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.)."They guaranteed that our Web site would have 99.99% uptime, or four nines."statisticsmathnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players)."The baseball team's nine played a strong game against the rivals. "sportgroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
numeralπShareA numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten."My little sister is nine years old. "numberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
numeralπShareDescribing a group or set with nine elements."A cat has nine lives."numberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading