"nines" in the noun sense
1. nine, 9, IX, niner, Nina from Carolina, ennead
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
2. baseball club, ball club, club, nine
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
"each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
3. nine-spot, nine
one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face
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