· the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

Synonym(s): Numbers, Book_of_Numbers

· an illegal daily lottery

Synonym(s): numbers_pool, numbers_game, numbers_racket

Hypernym(s): lottery, drawing

· the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"

Synonym(s): figure

Hypernym(s): amount

· a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

Hypernym(s): definite_quantity

· a short performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

Synonym(s): act, routine, turn, bit

Hypernym(s): performance, public_presentation

· the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number"

Synonym(s): phone_number, telephone_number

Hypernym(s): signal, signaling, sign

· a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school"

Synonym(s): numeral

Hypernym(s): symbol

· one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

Synonym(s): issue

Hypernym(s): periodical

· a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"

Hypernym(s): company

· a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"

Hypernym(s): positive_identification

· a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"

Hypernym(s): size

· a numbered item in a series; "take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5"

Hypernym(s): item

· 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"

Hypernym(s): grammatical_category, syntactic_category

· an item of clothing; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"

Hypernym(s): merchandise, ware, product

· add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"

Synonym(s): total, add_up, come, amount

Hypernym(s): be

· give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"

Hypernym(s): designate, denominate

· enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"

Synonym(s): list

Hypernym(s): name, identify

· put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

Synonym(s): count

Hypernym(s): classify, class, sort, assort, sort_out, separate

· determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

Synonym(s): count, enumerate, numerate

Hypernym(s): determine, find, find_out, ascertain

· place a limit on the number of

Synonym(s): keep_down

Hypernym(s): limit, circumscribe, confine_to