The phrase "dressed to the nines" is an adjective. It means to be very well dressed.
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
The part of speech for "explicit" is an adjective.
The part of speech for "lecturer" is a noun.
The part of speech for "rapid" is an adjective.
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nines
the part of speech for "dressed" is verb
Dressed to the nines
It is an adjective meaning "poorly dressed."
Civilian is a noun and an adjective. Noun: He is a civilian. Adjective: He is dressed in civilian clothes.
Elegantly is an adverb.
The nines received their memory wiped as a part of their final ceremony.
I believe it is a spin-off of the term "dressed to the nines" which means to be very fashionably dressed. Being "dressed to the sevens" is a term made popular by ads for the new Tide Total Care detergent which show the seven signs of beautiful clothes and it implies that you can look your very best on an everyday level.
She was part of the "Ninety Nines" a women's flying club.
NINE: -noun 1. a cardinal number, eight plus one. 2. a symbol for this number, as 9 or IX. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. a baseball team. 5. a playing card with nine pips. 6. the Nine, the Muses. -adjective 7. amounting to nine in number. -Idiom 8. dressed to the nines, looking one's best; dressed smartly, splendidly, etc.: All the girls were dressed to the nines for the party. (from dictionary.com)
I cannot find this phrase in a slang dictionary. There is a phrase 'dressed to the nines,' which means decked out in your best clothes. There is also a slang term 'jacked,' which can either be a short form of 'hijacked' (He jacked my seat when I got up to go the bathroom) or can mean muscled-up or pumped.