Definition of nineth
1. ninth [ a ] coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position
Used in print:(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
A two run homer by Norm_Siebern and a solo_blast by Bill_Tuttle tied the game , and single runs in the eighth and ninth gave the Athletics their fifth victory in eight starts .
Rookie southpaw George_Stepanovich relieved Hyde at_the_start of the ninth and gave_up the A 's fifth tally on a walk to second_baseman Dick_Howser , a wild_pitch , and Frank_Cipriani 's single under Shortstop Jerry_Adair 's glove into center .
Keegan , a 6 - foot - 3 - inch 158 - pounder , gave_up the Orioles ' last two safeties over the final three frames , escaping a load of trouble in the ninth when the Birds threatened but failed to tally .
In the ninth , Robinson led off with his second double of the night , a blast off the fence 375 feet deep into left .
(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)
Gaines hammered the ball over the left fence for the third Indianapolis run in the ninth .
Synonyms ninth 9th Related Terms ordinal2. ninth [ n ] position nine in a countable series of things
Examples:
"going into the ninth they were a run ahead"
(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)
On December 9 , 1862 , Sergeant_Edwin_H._Fay , an unusual Louisianan who held A._B. and M._A. degrees from Harvard_University and who before the war was headmaster of a private_school for boys in Louisiana , wrote his wife :
Synonyms ninth Related Terms rank3. ninth [ n ] a ninth part
Synonyms ninth one-ninth Related Terms common_fractionSimilar Spelling
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