A set of line segments on various maps that have accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China to various contested areas in in the South China Sea.

plural of nine-day wonder

(nautical) A scourge (multi-tail whip) having nine, often knotted, whipcords, formerly used for flogging as naval punishment.

A little effort expended sooner to fix a small problem prevents it from becoming a larger problem requiring more effort to fix later. / A little preparation can eliminate the need for repairs later.

Dated form of possession is nine-tenths of the law.

One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.

Alternative form of feel ten feet tall

(simile, UK, slang) Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded. / (simile, UK, slang) Ostentatiously homosexual.

plural of cat-o'-nine-tails

(idiomatic) very often, mostly, most of the time / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nine, times, out of, ten.