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Shopping	The largest selection of NUMBER products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France.
TV Shop	As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products.

number > 17 senses
NOUN	1	number, figure	The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	2	number	A concept of quantity derived from zero and units
	3	number, act, routine, turn, bit	A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
	4	number, identification number	A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification
	5	number, phone number, telephone number	The number is used in calling a particular telephone
	6	number, numeral	A symbol used to represent a number
	7	number, issue	One of a series published periodically
	8	number	A select company of people
	9	number	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)
	10	number	An item of merchandise offered for sale
	11	number	A clothing measurement
VERB	1	number, total, add up, come, amount	Add up in number or quantity
	2	number	Give numbers to
	3	number, list	Enumerate
	4	number, count	Put into a group
	5	number, count, enumerate, numerate	Determine the number or amount of
	6	number, keep down	Place a limit on the number of

number > pronunciation
Sounds	nah'mber
Rhymes	absorber, amber, arbor, and 69 more rhymes in ber...

number > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals.
Examples	"he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"
Synonyms	figure
Broader	amount
Narrower	numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity; preponderance, prevalence; innumerableness, countlessness; majority, bulk; minority; fewness; roundness
Verbs	number; number; number; number; number

number > noun 2, quantity
Meaning	A concept of quantity derived from zero and units.
Examples	"every number has a unique position in the sequence"
Broader	definite quantity
Narrower	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; remainder; multiplier, multiplier factor; multiplicand
Adjectives	numeral, numerical, numeric
Verbs	number; number; number; number; number

number > noun 3, communication
Meaning	A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.
Examples	"it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
Synonyms	act, routine, turn, bit
Broader	performance, public presentation
Narrower	show-stopper, showstopper, stopper

number > noun 4, communication
Meaning	A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification.
Examples	"she refused to give them her Social Security number"
Synonyms	identification number
Broader	positive identification
Narrower	bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number; license number, registration number; Social Security number; personal identification number, PIN, PIN number
Verbs	number; number; number; number

number > noun 5, communication
Meaning	The number is used in calling a particular telephone.
Examples	"he has an unlisted number"
Synonyms	phone number, telephone number
Broader	signal, signaling, sign

number > noun 6, communication
Meaning	A symbol used to represent a number.
Synonyms	numeral
Broader	symbol
Narrower	Arabic numeral, Hindu numeral, Hindu-Arabic numeral; Roman numeral; antilogarithm, antilog
Verbs	number; number; number; number; number

number > noun 7, communication
Meaning	One of a series published periodically.
Synonyms	issue
Member of	series, serial, serial publication
Broader	periodical
Narrower	edition

number > noun 8, group
Meaning	A select company of people.
Examples	"I hope to become one of their number before I die"
Broader	company
Verbs	number

number > noun 9, communication
Meaning	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).
Examples	"in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"
Broader	grammatical category, syntactic category

number > noun 10, artifact
Meaning	An item of merchandise offered for sale.
Examples	"she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
Broader	merchandise, ware, product

number > noun 11, attribute
Meaning	A clothing measurement.
Examples	"a number 13 shoe"
Usage	colloquialism
Broader	size

number > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Add up in number or quantity.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	total, add up, come, amount
Broader	be
Narrower	work out; outnumber; average, average out; make
Nouns	number; number; number

number > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Give numbers to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"You should number the pages of the thesis"
Broader	designate, denominate
Narrower	foliate, paginate, page
Nouns	number; number; number; numbering; number

number > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Enumerate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
Synonyms	list
Broader	name, identify
Narrower	itemize, itemise
Nouns	number; number; number; numbering; number

number > verb 4, stative
Meaning	Put into a group.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	count
Broader	classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
Nouns	number

number > verb 5, communication
Meaning	Determine the number or amount of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	count, enumerate, numerate
Broader	determine, find, find out, ascertain
Narrower	recount; miscount; census; total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up
Entailed by	tally, chalk up
Nouns	number; number; number; number

number > verb 6, change
Meaning	Place a limit on the number of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	keep down
Broader	limit, circumscribe, confine
Nouns	number; number; number; number

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