Similar words: ninety-nine, inner lining, nine, finer, inert, miner, diner, liner. Meaning: n. the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one.
1 All the patience and calm expectations that the Niners promised for the season of Mariucci I seemed to be shunted aside.
2 To their credit, the Niners were not elated by the shutout.
3 If the Niners hold them down, will this defense get its due?
4 Forty Niners president Carmen Policy called the lure of free agency a siren song.
5 He has been consigned to a secondary role on the Niners, and he has made a lot of it.