Main entry: number
Definition: an item of merchandise offered for sale
Usage: she preferred the black nylon number; this sweater is an all-wool number
Main entry: number
Definition: a clothing measurement
Usage: a number 13 shoe
Definition: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
Usage: he had a number of chores to do; the number of parameters is small; the figure was about a thousand
Main entry: number
Definition: 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)
Usage: in English the subject and the verb must agree in number
Main entry: identification number, number
Definition: a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification
Usage: she refused to give them her Social Security number
Main entry: number, telephone number, phone number
Definition: the number is used in calling a particular telephone
Usage: he has an unlisted number
Definition: one of a series published periodically
Usage: she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
Definition: a symbol used to represent a number
Usage: he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
Main entry: turn, act, bit, number, routine
Definition: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
Usage: he did his act three times every evening; she had a catchy little routine; it was one of the best numbers he ever did
Main entry: number
Definition: a select company of people
Usage: I hope to become one of their number before I die
Main entry: number
Definition: a concept of quantity involving zero and units
Usage: every number has a unique position in the sequence
Definition: place a limit on the number of
Definition: enumerate
Usage: We must number the names of the great mathematicians
Main entry: count, number, numerate, enumerate
Definition: determine the number or amount of
Usage: Can you count the books on your shelf?; Count your change
Main entry: number
Definition: give numbers to
Usage: You should number the pages of the thesis
Main entry: number, total, come, add up, amount
Definition: add up in number or quantity
Usage: The bills amounted to $2,000; The bill came to $2,000
Definition: put into a group
Usage: The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members