Definition

1. Noun:

   • The cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one: The natural number following twenty-seven and preceding twenty-nine, represented by the symbols 28 or XXVIII.

2. Adjective:

   • Being eight more than twenty: Describing a quantity that is exactly twenty plus eight.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The answer to the equation is twenty-eight.
  • She celebrated her twenty-eighth birthday last week. (Note: 'twenty-eighth' is the ordinal form, derived from the cardinal 'twenty-eight'.)

• Adjective:

  • There are twenty-eight days in February during a leap year.
  • The committee is composed of twenty-eight members.

Advanced Usage

• As a numerical identifier: Often used in contexts like ages, dates, quantities, and scores.
  • He scored twenty-eight points in the basketball game.
  • Chapter twenty-eight of the book is the most exciting.

Variants and Related Words

• 28: The Arabic numeral representation.
• XXVIII: The Roman numeral representation.
• Twenty-eighth (adj, n): The ordinal form (28th).
• Twenty-eightfold (adv, adj): By a factor of twenty-eight; consisting of twenty-eight parts.

Synonyms

• 28: (Numeral synonym)
• Four sevens: (A multiplicative description, less common)
• Two dozen and four: (An additive description, informal)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Twenty-eight skidoo: (Historical slang, early 20th century) An expression meaning to leave quickly or to get lost. While the origin is debated, it incorporates the number.
  • When the police arrived, the crowd was told to twenty-eight skidoo.

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one

Adjective

1. being eight more than twenty