number

number is a 6-letter English word with 30 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things expressible by figures. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 30 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things expressible by figures.
2. noun. A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a multitude; many.
3. noun. A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to put a number on a door.
4. noun. Numerousness; multitude.
5. noun. The state or quality of being numerable or countable.
6. noun. Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate things.
7. noun. That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.
8. noun. The distinction of objects, as one, or more than one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two), expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word; thus, the singular number and the plural number are the names of the forms of a word indicating the objects denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than one.
9. noun. The measure of the relation between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical value.
10. noun. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate.
11. noun. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.
12. noun. To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the apartments in a building.
13. noun. To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of; as, the army numbers fifty thousand.
14. noun. an item of merchandise offered for sale

    "she preferred the black nylon number"

    "this sweater is an all-wool number"

15. noun. a clothing measurement

    "a number 13 shoe"

16. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: figure

17. noun. 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"

18. noun. a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification

    "she refused to give them her Social Security number"

19. noun. the number is used in calling a particular telephone

    "he has an unlisted number"

20. noun. one of a series published periodically

    "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

    Synonyms: issue

21. noun. a symbol used to represent a number

    "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"

    Synonyms: numeral

22. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: act, bit, routine, turn

23. noun. a select company of people

    "I hope to become one of their number before I die"

24. noun. a concept of quantity involving zero and units

    "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

25. verb. place a limit on the number of
26. verb. enumerate

    "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

    Synonyms: list

27. verb. determine the number or amount of

    "Can you count the books on your shelf?"

    "Count your change"

    Synonyms: count, enumerate, numerate

28. verb. give numbers to

    "You should number the pages of the thesis"

29. verb. add up in number or quantity

    "The bills amounted to $2,000"

    "The bill came to $2,000"

    Synonyms: amount, come, total

30. verb. put into a group

    "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

    Synonyms: count

Synonyms

figure, issue, numeral, act, bit, routine, turn, list, count, enumerate, numerate, amount, come, total

Common word forms

numbers, numbered, numberer, numberful, numbering, numberous, numberable, numberless

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