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number
an item of clothing
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noun
an item of clothing
“she preferred the black nylon number”
noun
a clothing measurement
“a number 13 shoe”
noun
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
“the number of parameters is small”
noun
the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
“in English the subject and the verb must agree in number”
noun
a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
“she refused to give them her Social Security number”
noun
the number is used in calling a particular telephone
“he has an unlisted number”
noun
one of a series published periodically
“she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room”
noun
a numbered item in a series
“take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5”
noun
a symbol used to represent a number
“he learned to write the numerals before he went to school”
noun
a short performance that is part of a longer program
“he did his act three times every evening”
noun
a select company of people
“I hope to become one of their number before I die”
noun
a concept of quantity involving zero and units
“every number has a unique position in the sequence”
verb
place a limit on the number of
verb
enumerate
“We must number the names of the great mathematicians”
verb
determine the number or amount of
“Can you count the books on your shelf?”
verb
give numbers to
“You should number the pages of the thesis”
verb
add up in number or quantity
“The bills amounted to $2,000”
verb
put into a group
“The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members”
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Example Sentences
she preferred the black nylon number
this sweater is an all-wool number
a number 13 shoe
the number of parameters is small
the figure was about a thousand
in English the subject and the verb must agree in number
she refused to give them her Social Security number
he has an unlisted number
she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5
he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
he did his act three times every evening
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did
I hope to become one of their number before I die
every number has a unique position in the sequence
We must number the names of the great mathematicians
Can you count the books on your shelf?
Count your change
You should number the pages of the thesis
The bills amounted to $2,000
The bill came to $2,000
The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members
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