Word Finder - number

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An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

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Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.

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A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.

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The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.

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An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.

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The equation e^{i\pi}+1=0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, \pi, i, and e.

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(Followed by a numeral; used attributively) 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.

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Horse number 5 won the race.

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Quantity.

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Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.

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A sequence of digits and letters used to register people, automobiles, and various other items.

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Her passport number is C01X864TN.

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A telephone number.

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(grammar) Of a word or phrase, the state of being singular, dual or plural, shown by inflection.

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Adjectives and nouns should agree in gender, number, and case.

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(in the plural) Poetic metres; verses, rhymes.

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A performance; especially, a single song or song and dance routine within a larger show.

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For his second number, he sang "The Moon Shines Bright".

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A person.

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An item of clothing, particularly a stylish one.

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A marijuana cigarette, or joint; also, a quantity of marijuana bought form a dealer.

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An issue of a periodical publication.

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the latest number of a magazine

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A large amount, in contrast to a smaller amount; numerical preponderance.

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To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

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Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.

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To total or count; to amount to.

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I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.

You have my number, don't you?

Soon they came into the main road where a number of the king's men were waiting.

I told you not to give my number to anyone.

It has a large number of landlocked nations without ports to access the international markets, both for imports and exports.

To me, that's problem number one.

Brennan gave me the phone number even though I didn't agree to call.

He rattled off his number and then gave Connie a stern look.

There could be a number of reasons that Sarah would welcome her as a daughter-in-law, not the least of which was the goings-on down that path.

I'll get the number.

I don't want you to give that number to anyone unless it's an emergency, you understand?

But you remember some more of the number, don't you?

But when she asked Giddon to give Connie his phone number, he looked suspiciously from one of them to the other.

What a wicked thought to have about the man who had risked his life to protect her - not once, but a number of times in the last few days - and with so little to gain.

I am only one of a number of concerned citizen contributors.

In 1916, the number of cases just in New York City was reported to be nine thousand.

The number wasn't familiar, but she answered.

A large number of private schools are maintained through Church influence in opposition to the public schools.

Now the number is in the single digits.

She was working recently with the number forty, when I said to her, "Make twos."

I know the number of your battalions as exactly as I know my own.

I'll ask him for the phone number.

He reached a dark van and left, without lights before Howie could make out a plate number.

I went back to my computer to retrieve a phone number, then on to the secure phone line.

She creates premium services on her site that cost just $9.95 a year that include a number of additional features and virtual goods.

These stores are able to increase trade a number of ways.

Connie would have told Len about the fact that Yancey didn't want to give her his phone number.

Then she dialed Howard's number.

If a state has received an increase in the number of its representatives and its legislature does not pass an apportionment bill before the next congressional election, the votes of the whole state elect the additional members on a general ticket and they are called "congressmen-at-large."

Swallowing her pride, she dialed Mary's number.

I opened each somewhere in the middle and held it flat on the table after recording the title and page number.

Howie obtained a full description of the man and his vehicle and the license plate number.

Howie was able to follow her to a vehicle and relate the plate number!

Howie had watched her abduction after several attempts, but failed to capture the license plate number.

Thank god they didn't see my license plate number.

The vehicle was different but this time he was able to record the South Carolina license plate number.

Did he call in my plate number?

God, and now we have a description and plate number!

I can sense the ghost, with trembling fingers dialing the number!

We have an address and phone number.

Did you find the number?

I thought only briefly before giving him Daniel Brennan's phone number.

It displayed Quinn and Martha's number.

The guy driving is wanted nationwide for a number of murders!

Jackson put out the word on the vehicle description and plate number.

I figured his number related to settings on his equipment.

It contained a name and a phone number.

She patted the pocket in her skirt containing the paper on which Jule had scribbled down the phone number of the towering man before her.

Perhaps you have the wrong number?

He glanced at the number and let it go to voicemail, not recognizing it.

He typed in the last number.