nines
Highest sudoku digits
Nines appears most often in the phrase dressed to the nines, meaning elaborately or elegantly dressed.
The nine likely refers to the highest single digit, suggesting the utmost degree.
In baseball, nines once meant teams, from the nine players on a side.
The whole nine yards is a related idiom of completeness, though its origin remains disputed.
Elegant, showy clothing
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- tuxedoMen's formal evening attire
- gownsElegant full-length dresses
- suitsFormal business clothing
tailored · sartorial · couture · formalwear · ensemble · black-tie · dapper · impeccable
Entirely without fault
- idealStandard of perfection
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- impeccableFree from any defect
pristine · paragon · epitome · quintessence · sublime · superlative · optimal · consummate
Quantities divisible evenly
- eighteenNumber after seventeen
- twenty-sevenNumber after twenty-six
- thirty-sixSix squared
- forty-fiveNumber after forty-four
fifty-four · sixty-three · seventy-two · eighty-one · digit · odd · square · multiplication
finery
Elegant, showy clothing
suits · tailored · sartorial · couture · formalwear · ensemble · black-tie · dapper · impeccable · sharp
flawless
Entirely without fault
- idealStandard of perfection
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
impeccable · pristine · paragon · epitome · quintessence · sublime · superlative · optimal · consummate · peerless
multiples
Quantities divisible evenly
- eighteenNumber after seventeen
- twenty-sevenNumber after twenty-six
- thirty-sixSix squared
forty-five · fifty-four · sixty-three · seventy-two · eighty-one · digit · odd · square · multiplication · divisible
inning
Baseball game segment
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
batter · catcher · shortstop · outfield · dugout · bullpen · homeplate · umpire · strike · flyball
- multiplicationmultiplication, multiply, product, times tables, multiplier
- number wordspair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
- golf formatsstroke play, match play, medal play, scramble, best ball
- Pali CanonAbhidhamma Pitaka, Vinaya
ninesrags
Torn cloth pieces
tatters · scruffiness · sloppiness · dishevelment · casual wear
- nine o'clockSpecific hour designation
- nine livesSupposed feline allotment
- nine to fiveStandard workday timeframe
- on cloud nineExtremely elated state
- cloud nineState of extreme elation
- back nineLast half of course