: all of a related set of circumstances, conditions, or details : ball of wax herein
who could learn the most about making records, about electronics and engineering, the whole nine yards — Stephen Stills
— sometimes used adverbially with go to indicate an all-out effort
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the whole nine yards (N American slang)
The whole lot
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Main Entry: ↑yard
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informal everything possible or available
send in the troops, aircraft, nuclear submarine experts, the whole nine yards
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Main Entry: ↑nine
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Main Entry: ↑whole
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the whole nine yards
chiefly US informal : ↑everything
I served a huge Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie–the whole nine yards. [=all the foods that are traditionally served for Thanksgiving dinner]
If we're going to replace the cabinets, we might as well go the whole nine yards [=do everything that there is to do] and remodel the entire kitchen.
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Main Entry: ↑yard
Useful english dictionary. 2012.