number

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Synonyms: umber, lumber, cumber, numbed, dumber, humber, nimber, nubber, nummer, nuber

Antonyms: umber, lumber, cumber, numbed, dumber, humber, nimber, nubber, nummer, nuber

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Noun

1. Quantity of countable things.
   • Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.
   • There are, in addition to all the red socks, a number that don’t suit me either.
   • The number of malnourished children has decreased.
2. An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
   • Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.
3. A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
   • The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.
4. An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
   • The equation eiπ+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, π, i, and e.
5. Indicating the position of something in a list or sequence. Abbreviations: No or No., no or no. (in each case, sometimes written with a superscript "o", like Nº or №). The symbol "#" is also used in this manner.
   • Horse number 5 won the race.
6. A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.
   • Her passport number is C01X864TN.
   • You can take the number 8 (bus) all the way to the airport.
7. A telephone number.
   • Let's give her a call. Do you have her number handy?
   • I'm definitely interested. Here's my number. Call me back anytime.
8. Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.
   • Adjectives and nouns should agree in gender, number, and case.
9. Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.
10. A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.
    • For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".
11. A group of people.
    • I include myself in their number.
12. A person.
13. An outfit, particularly a stylish one.
14. A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought from a dealer.
15. An issue of a periodical publication.
    • the latest number of a magazine
16. A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.
17. An activity; assignment; job, as in cushy number.

Verb

1. To total or count; to amount to.
   • I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.
2. To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
   • The old man knew that his days were numbered.
3. To count; to determine the quantity of.
   • The king ordered that all his subjects be numbered.
   • Who can number all the stars and who can count the desert sands?
4. To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
   • Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.
5. To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
   • Shelley numbered off the group into two teams for the baseball game.
6. To enumerate or list, especially while assigning numbers to.
7. To classify or include (in a group of things).
   • Alexander the Great's army numbered an elite cavalry among its ranks.
8. To be classified or included (in a certain group or category of things).
   • Her horses number among the fastest in her country.

Adjective

1. comparative form of numb: more numb

Noun

1. Something that numbs.

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