number

/nˈʌmbɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
   “the number of parameters is small”
2. a concept of quantity involving zero and units
   “every number has a unique position in the sequence”
3. a short performance that is part of a longer program
   “he did his act three times every evening”
4. the number is used in calling a particular telephone
   “he has an unlisted number”
5. a symbol used to represent a number
   “he learned to write the numerals before he went to school”
6. one of a series published periodically
   “she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room”
7. a select company of people
   “I hope to become one of their number before I die”
8. a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.
   “she refused to give them her Social Security number”
9. a clothing measurement
   “a number 13 shoe”
10. a numbered item in a series
    “take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5”
11. 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”
12. an item of clothing
    “she preferred the black nylon number”

verb

1. add up in number or quantity
   “The bills amounted to $2,000”
2. give numbers to
   “You should number the pages of the thesis”
3. enumerate
   “We must number the names of the great mathematicians”
4. put into a group
   “The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members”
5. determine the number or amount of
   “Can you count the books on your shelf?”
6. place a limit on the number of

Synonyms for number

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

Words that rhyme with number

• lumber
• slumber
• cumber
• encumber
• outnumber
• macumber
• mccumber
• unencumber