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Meanings of Nincompoop:

noun

A foolish or stupid person.

Usage examples:

And, as a reader recently suggested, it would allow movie watchers to gang up on the nincompoops wh…

Meanings of Nincompoopery:

noun

Foolishness, stupidity; the action, speech, or behaviour of a nincompoop.

Meanings of Nincompoopish:

adjective

Characteristic of or resembling a nincompoop; foolish, simple-minded. also as noun (with the): nincompoops as a class.

Meanings of Nincompoops:

noun

A foolish or stupid person.

Usage examples:

And, as a reader recently suggested, it would allow movie watchers to gang up on the nincompoops wh…

Meanings of Nincum:

noun

Nincompoop.

Meanings of Nine:

cardinal number

Equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9.

Usage examples:

Nine european countries

Meanings of Nine times out of ten:

phrase

On nearly every occasion.

Usage examples:

Nine times out of ten his customers will return even more satisfied

idiom

Almost always

Usage examples:

Nine times out of ten, you can fix it.

Meanings of Ninefold:

adjective

Nine times as great or as numerous.

Usage examples:

A ninefold increase in the amount of traffic

adverb

By nine times; to nine times the number or amount.

Usage examples:

Consumption increased ninefold

Meanings of Ninepence:

noun

The sum or value of nine pence, especially in british currency before decimalization.

Meanings of Ninepences:

noun

The sum or value of nine pence, especially in british currency before decimalization.

Meanings of Ninepennies:

adjective

Valued at or costing ninepence.

noun

Something costing or worth ninepence.

Meanings of Ninepenny:

adjective

Valued at or costing ninepence.

noun

Something costing or worth ninepence.

Meanings of Ninepins:

plural noun

The traditional form of the game of skittles, using nine pins and played in an alley.

Usage examples:

The transformation of ninepins to the tenpin game happened in north america, where the original gam…

noun

To fall, break, or be damaged in large numbers

Usage examples:

Trees were going down like ninepins in the strong wind.

Meanings of Nines:

cardinal number

Equivalent to the product of three and three; one more than eight, or one less than ten; 9.

Usage examples:

Nine european countries

noun

99.999 percent: the percentage of time that a computer system should work without failing

Usage examples:

In the computer industry, the challenging target is "five nines" or 99.999% - an average annual dow…

Meanings of Nineteen:

cardinal number

One more than eighteen; nine more than ten; 19.

Usage examples:

Nineteen of the interviewees had never worked

number

19

Usage examples:

Nineteen of the passengers were injured., a nineteen-car train

Meanings of Nineteens:

cardinal number

One more than eighteen; nine more than ten; 19.

Usage examples:

Nineteen of the interviewees had never worked

Meanings of Nineteenth:

ordinal number

Constituting number nineteen in a sequence; 19th.

Usage examples:

The late nineteenth century

adjective

(in the position of) the number 19 in a series; 19th

Usage examples:

I was nineteenth in line to renew my driver’s license., [ c ] our next meeting is on the nineteenth…

Meanings of Nineteenthly:

adverb

In the nineteenth place.

Meanings of Nineteenths:

ordinal number

Constituting number nineteen in a sequence; 19th.

Usage examples:

The late nineteenth century

adjective

(in the position of) the number 19 in a series; 19th

Usage examples:

I was nineteenth in line to renew my driver’s license., [ c ] our next meeting is on the nineteenth…

Meanings of Nineties:

cardinal number

Equivalent to the product of nine and ten; ten less than one hundred; 90.

Usage examples:

A cheque for ninety pounds

plural noun

The numbers 90 through 99

Usage examples:

It’s expected to be in the nineties (= between 90° and 99°) tomorrow., inflation was held in check …

Meanings of Ninetieth:

ordinal number

Constituting number ninety in a sequence; 90th.

Usage examples:

Her ninetieth birthday celebration

adjective

(in the position of) the number 90 in a series; 90th

Usage examples:

He finished ninetieth in the marathon., mine was the ninetieth signature on the petition.

Meanings of Ninetieths:

ordinal number

Constituting number ninety in a sequence; 90th.

Usage examples:

Her ninetieth birthday celebration

adjective

(in the position of) the number 90 in a series; 90th

Usage examples:

He finished ninetieth in the marathon., mine was the ninetieth signature on the petition.

Meanings of Ninety:

cardinal number

Equivalent to the product of nine and ten; ten less than one hundred; 90.

Usage examples:

A cheque for ninety pounds

number

90

Usage examples:

Grandma just turned ninety., a ninety-year-old woman

Meanings of Ninetyfold:

adjective

Ninety times as big or as much

Usage examples:

A ninetyfold increase, their chance of contracting lung cancer is increased ninetyfold.

Meanings of Ninetyish:

adjective

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the 1890s; resembling or recalling the fashions, etc., of that period.