naɪn n. & adj. --n. 1
one more than eight, or one
less than
ten;
the sum of
five units
and four units. 2 a
symbol for this (9, ix, IX). 3 a size etc. denoted by nine. 4 a set or
team of nine individuals. 5 the
time of nine o'clock (is it nine yet?). 6 a card
with nine pips. 7 (the Nine) the nine muses. --adj.
that amount to nine. ødressed up to the nines dressed
very elaborately. nine days'
wonder a
person or
thing that is briefly
famous. nine times
out of ten
nearly always. nine to five a
designation of
typical office hours. [OE nigon f. Gmc]