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nine-spot

nine-spot

6.7
A playing card with nine small dots, like the nine of hearts
  • noun
  • /naɪn spɑt/
: nueve
  • She drew the nine-spot of hearts and smiled confidently.

Examples

  • The dealer turned over the nine-spot, changing the course of the game.

  • Do you have a nine-spot in your hand for this round?

  • I drew a nine-spot in the card game.

  • He played a nine-spot during the last round.

  • She drew the nine-spot of hearts and smiled confidently.

  • The dealer turned over the nine-spot, changing the course of the game.

  • He played a nine-spot during the last round.

Synonyms

nine
vsnine-spot
5 1.0

A card in a deck with one more dot than the eight card

is the same card but uses an alternative traditional name

How High

nine-spot
6.7
seven-spot
1 8.8
six-spot
6.3
five-spot
1 7.7
four-spot
8.1
three
1 1.0

Surface Forms

nine-spot singular
nine-spots plural

Morphology

nine-spot = nine + spot (transparent) = nine + spot

The compound denotes a 'spot' (pip/mark) associated with the number nine; the meaning is directly composed from 'nine' + 'spot'.

Etymology

Nine-spot comes from the parts nine and spot, where spot means 'a small mark'. It simply names the playing card that shows nine marks on its face, so you can remember it as the card with nine 'spots'.