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nines

/naɪnz/

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noun

The digit or figure 9.

Examples :

"The cashier had to give a lot of ones back as change because the total came to all nines: $99.99. "

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noun

A playing card with nine pips.

Examples :

"The student counted the nines in the deck of cards for the game. "

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A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.

Examples :

"The police officer kept his nines secured in a holster on his hip. "

weapon military police

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(usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).

Examples :

"They guaranteed that our Web site would have 99.99% uptime, or four nines."

statistics math number quality

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A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

Examples :

"The coach organized three nines to practice fielding drills at different positions. "

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A pair of nines.

Examples :

"He drew nines from the deck."