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number nine

number nine noun: the batsman who bats ninth.

Noun

number nine (plural number nines)

  1. The batsman who bats ninth.
  2. A centre forward or striker, often but not necessarily wearing the uniform number 9.
  3. (British-Army, dated, slang) A laxative pill.
    • A number nine pill was all they could hope for if they went sick.1930, Siegfried Sassoon, The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, London: Faber and Faber, page 310 (Faber Paper 1972 edition)

number nine meaning in Tamil

number nine in Tamil

ஒன்பதாவது ஆட்டக்காரர்

Forms of number nine

pluralnumber nines

Questions about number nine

What does number nine mean?
Number nine means the batsman who bats ninth.
What is number nine in Tamil?
Number nine in Tamil is ஒன்பதாவது ஆட்டக்காரர். See Number nine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is number nine?
Number nine is a noun.
What is the plural of number nine?
The plural of number nine is number nines.

Words near number nine in the dictionary

  1. number girl
  2. number girls
  3. number line
  4. number lines
  5. number needed to harm
  6. number nine
  7. number nines
  8. Number of the Beast
  9. number one
  10. number one with a bullet
  11. number ones

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