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the whole nine miles

US/ðə ˌhoʊl ˌnaɪn ˈmaɪlz/

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

Adverb

the whole nine miles (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of the whole nine yards.

Noun

the whole nine miles

  1. Synonym of the whole nine yards.

Synonyms of the whole nine miles

Questions about the whole nine miles

What does the whole nine miles mean?
The whole nine miles means synonym of the whole nine yards.
What part of speech is the whole nine miles?
The whole nine miles can be an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce the whole nine miles?
The whole nine miles is pronounced /ðə ˌhoʊl ˌnaɪn ˈmaɪlz/ (US).

Words near the whole nine miles in the dictionary

  1. the whistle does not pull the train
  2. the whistle doesn't pull the train
  3. The Whiteman
  4. the whole bang shoot
  5. the whole caboodle
  6. the whole nine miles
  7. the whole nine yards
  8. the whole shop
  9. the whole while
  10. the whole world
  11. the whole world and his dog

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