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the full nine yards

the full nine yards adverb: synonym of the whole nine yards.

Adverb

the full nine yards (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of the whole nine yards.

Noun

the full nine yards

  1. Synonym of the whole nine yards.

Synonyms of the full nine yards

Questions about the full nine yards

What does the full nine yards mean?
The full nine yards means synonym of the whole nine yards.
What part of speech is the full nine yards?
The full nine yards can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near the full nine yards in the dictionary

  1. the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get
  2. the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you take
  3. the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you're going to get
  4. the fuckola
  5. the fuckola out of
  6. the full nine yards
  7. the full quid
  8. the full shilling
  9. the full ticket
  10. the fur flies
  11. the future is now

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