nounπShareThe digit or figure 9."The cashier had to give a lot of ones back as change because the total came to all nines: $99.99. "numberfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA playing card with nine pips."The student counted the nines in the deck of cards for the game. "numbergameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol."The police officer kept his nines secured in a holster on his hip. "weaponmilitarypoliceChat 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."statisticsmathnumberqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players)."The coach organized three nines to practice fielding drills at different positions. "sportgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA pair of nines."He drew nines from the deck."numberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading