number
1. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (Freq. 131)
- he had a number of chores to do
- the number of parameters is small
- the figure was about a thousand
• Syn:
figure
• Derivationally related forms:
figure (for: figure)
• Hypernyms:
amount
• Hyponyms:
numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity, preponderance, prevalence,
prevalence, countlessness, majority, bulk, minority,
fewness, roundness
2. a concept of quantity involving zero and units (Freq. 63)
- every number has a unique position in the sequence
• Derivationally related forms:
numerical
• Hypernyms:
definite quantity
• Hyponyms:
arity, coordinate, co-ordinate, pagination, folio,
page number, paging, decimal, constant, oxidation number, oxidation state,
cardinality, count, factor, Fibonacci number, prime, prime quantity,
composite number, score, record, compound number, ordinal number, ordinal,
no., cardinal number, cardinal, base, radix, floating-point number,
fixed-point number, atomic number, baryon number, quota, linage, lineage,
natural number, integer, whole number, addend, augend, minuend,
subtrahend, remainder, difference, complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number,
imaginary, square, second power, cube, third power, biquadrate,
biquadratic, quartic, fourth power, root, dividend, divisor,
quotient, multiplier, multiplier factor, multiplicand
3. a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program (Freq. 5)
- he did his act three times every evening
- she had a catchy little routine
- it was one of the best numbers he ever did
• Syn:
act, routine, turn, bit
• Derivationally related forms:
act (for: act)
• Hypernyms:
performance, public presentation
• Hyponyms:
show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
4. the number is used in calling a particular telephone (Freq. 5)
- he has an unlisted number
• Syn:
phone number, telephone number
• Hypernyms:
signal, signaling, sign
5. a symbol used to represent a number (Freq. 2)
- he learned to write the numerals before he went to school
• Syn:
numeral
• Hypernyms:
symbol
• Hyponyms:
Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, antilogarithm, antilog
6. one of a series published periodically (Freq. 2)
- she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
• Syn:
issue
• Derivationally related forms:
issue (for: issue)
• Hypernyms:
periodical
• Hyponyms:
edition
• Member Holonyms:
series, serial, serial publication
7. a select company of people (Freq. 1)
- I hope to become one of their number before I die
• Hypernyms:
company
8. a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification (Freq. 1)
- she refused to give them her Social Security number
• Syn:
identification number
• Hypernyms:
positive identification
• Hyponyms:
bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number, license number, registration number,
Social Security number, personal identification number, PIN, PIN number
9. a clothing measurement (Freq. 1)
- a number 13 shoe
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
size
10. 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
• Hypernyms:
grammatical category, syntactic category
11. an item of merchandise offered for sale
- she preferred the black nylon number
- this sweater is an all-wool number
• Hypernyms:
merchandise, ware, product
1. add up in number or quantity (Freq. 6)
- The bills amounted to $2,000
- The bill came to $2,000
• Syn:
total, add up, come, amount
• Derivationally related forms:
amount (for: amount), total (for: total)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
work out, outnumber, average, average out, make
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. give numbers to (Freq. 2)
- You should number the pages of the thesis
• Derivationally related forms:
numbering
• Hypernyms:
designate, denominate
• Hyponyms:
foliate, paginate, page
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. enumerate (Freq. 1)
- We must number the names of the great mathematicians
• Syn:
list
• Derivationally related forms:
list (for: list), listing (for: list), numbering
• Hypernyms:
name, identify
• Hyponyms:
itemize, itemise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. determine the number or amount of
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
• Syn:
count, enumerate, numerate
• Derivationally related forms:
numerable (for: numerate), numeration (for: numerate), enumeration (for: enumerate), enumerator (for: enumerate), countable (for: count), counter (for: count), counting (for: count)
• Hypernyms:
determine, find, find out, ascertain
• Hyponyms:
recount, miscount, census, total, tot,
tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add,
add together, tally, add up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. put into a group
- The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members
• Syn:
count
• Hypernyms:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. place a limit on the number of
• Syn:
keep down
• Hypernyms:
limit, circumscribe, confine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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