ninety-nine
Century minus one
Ninety-nine is the number 99, one less than a hundred.
The phrase ninety-nine times out of a hundred means almost always.
In the UK, a ninety-nine is a soft-serve ice cream cone with a chocolate flake stuck in it.
Short of completely
- nearlyAlmost but incomplete
- vergeBorder or cusp
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- brinkCritical boundary point
cusp · approaching · so close · one short · falling short · incomplete · countdown · final stretch
Number lacking fractions
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
- digitSingle numeric character
- decimalTenths-based notation
- cardinalOf foremost importance
ordinal · figure · quantity · odd · prime · arithmetic · mathematics · calculation
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
memories · classic · throwback · reminiscence · bygone · sentimentality · wistful · yesteryear
Hundredth of a dollar
- dollarBasic U.S. currency unit
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- discountReduced price offered
- retailSales to end users
sale · marketing · price point · consumer · shopping · sticker price · promotional
almost
Short of completely
brink · cusp · approaching · so close · one short · falling short · incomplete · countdown · final stretch · home stretch
integer
Number lacking fractions
cardinal · ordinal · figure · quantity · odd · prime · arithmetic · mathematics · calculation · percentage
retro
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
pop culture · memories · classic · throwback · reminiscence · bygone · sentimentality · wistful · yesteryear · flashback
cent
Hundredth of a dollar
retail · sale · marketing · price point · consumer · shopping · sticker price · promotional
Gretzky
Record-holding hockey player
- jersey numberDigit on athletic uniform
- retired numberPermanently reserved team designation
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
Rangers · NHL · record · assists · goals · points · legend · ice · career · statistics
- Odd Numbersone, three, five, seven, eleven
- Repdigits11, 22, 33, 44, 55
- numbersone, two, four, three, 0
- two-word numberstwenty-one, twenty-five, thirty-three, forty-four, fifty-five
- breakdancingbreakdancing, breaking, b-boy, b-boying, toprock
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
ninety-nineone hundred
Ten squared
hundred · one hundred percent · one · complete · whole
ninth, nine, ninety, nineteen, nineties, ninetieth, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninefold