number

Noun

• an item of merchandise offered for sale
  • she preferred the black nylon number
    
  • this sweater is an all-wool 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
    

• a clothing measurement
  • a number 13 shoe
    

• a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification
  • she refused to give them her Social Security number
    

• a select company of people
  • I hope to become one of their number before I die
    

• one of a series published periodically
  • she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
    

• a symbol used to represent a number
  • he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
    

• the number is used in calling a particular telephone
  • he has an unlisted number
    

• 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
    

• a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  • every number has a unique position in the sequence
    

• 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
    

Verb

• place a limit on the number of

• determine the number or amount of
  • Can you count the books on your shelf?
    
  • Count your change
    

• put into a group
  • The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members
    

• enumerate
  • We must number the names of the great mathematicians
    

• give numbers to
  • You should number the pages of the thesis
    

• add up in number or quantity
  • The bills amounted to $2,000
    
  • The bill came to $2,000
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  identification number , issue , numeral , phone number , telephone number , act , routine , turn , bit , figure , keep down , count , enumerate , numerate , list , total , add up , come , amount