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Noun number has 11 senses
- number, figure - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
--1 is a kind of book; amount; book; amount
--1 is a part of Torah, Pentateuch, Laws; Old Testament
--1 has particulars:
- number - a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
--2 is a kind of lottery, drawing; definite quantity; lottery, drawing; definite quantity
--2 has particulars: | | coordinate, co-ordinate; pagination, folio, page number, paging; decimal; constant; oxidation number, oxidation state; count; factor; Fibonacci number; prime, prime quantity; composite number; score; record; compound number; ordinal number, ordinal, no.; cardinal number, cardinal; base, radix; floating-point number; fixed-point number; atomic number; baryon number; quota; linage, lineage; natural number; integer, whole number; addend; augend; minuend; subtrahend; remainder, difference; complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number; square, second power; cube, third power; biquadrate, biquadratic, quartic, fourth power; root; dividend; divisor; quotient; remainder; multiplier, multiplier factor; multiplicand |
- act, routine, number, turn, bit - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
--3 is a kind of performance, public presentation; performance, public presentation
--3 has particulars: show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
- number, identification number - a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
--4 is a kind of positive identification; positive identification
--4 has particulars:
- phone number, telephone number, number - the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number"
--5 is a kind of signal, signaling, sign; signal, signaling, sign
- numeral, number - a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"
--6 is a kind of symbol; symbol
--6 has particulars:
- issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom"
--7 is a kind of periodical; periodical
--7 is a member of series, serial, serial publication
--7 has particulars: edition
- number - a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"
--8 is a kind of company; company
- number - 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"
--9 is a kind of grammatical category, syntactic category; grammatical category, syntactic category
- number - an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
--10 is a kind of merchandise, wares, product; merchandise, wares, product
- number - a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"
--11 is a kind of size; size
Verb number has 6 senses
- total, number, add up, come, amount - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"
--1 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- number - give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"
--2 is one way to designate, denominate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- number, list - enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
--3 is one way to name, identify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- count, number - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
--4 is one way to classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- count, number, enumerate, numerate - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
--5 is one way to determine, find, find out, ascertain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- number, keep down - place a limit on the number of
--6 is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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