Definition of number

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  • number is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • number is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • number is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of number

  • put into a group (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. count
  • determine the number or amount of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. count
    2. enumerate
    3. numerate
  • one of a series published periodically (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. issue
  • the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (noun)

    Examples

    1. the number of parameters is small

    Synonyms

    1. figure
  • the number is used in calling a particular telephone (noun)

    Examples

    1. he has an unlisted number

    Synonyms

    1. phone number
    2. telephone number
  • add up in number or quantity (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. add up
    2. amount
    3. come
    4. total
  • a short performance that is part of a longer program (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was one of the best numbers he ever did

    Synonyms

    1. act
    2. bit
    3. routine
    4. turn
  • a symbol used to represent a number (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. numeral
  • place a limit on the number of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. keep down
  • enumerate (verb)

    Examples

    1. We must number the names of the great mathematicians

    Synonyms

    1. list
  • a clothing measurement (noun)

    Examples

    1. a number 13 shoe
  • a concept of quantity involving zero and units (noun)

    Examples

    1. every number has a unique position in the sequence
  • an item of clothing (noun)

    Examples

    1. she preferred the black nylon number
    2. this sweater is an all-wool number
  • a numbered item in a series (noun)

    Examples

    1. take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5
  • a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc. (noun)

    Examples

    1. she refused to give them her Social Security number
  • a select company of people (noun)

    Examples

    1. I hope to become one of their number before I die
  • give numbers to (verb)

    Examples

    1. You should number the pages of the thesis
  • 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) (noun)

    Examples

    1. in English the subject and the verb must agree in number

See definition of number in Merriam Webster