40
Eight times five
Forty, written as a numeral.
It marks a cultural threshold: life begins at forty, forty winks is a short nap, forty days and forty nights echoes biblical trials.
In American slang, a forty is a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor: We grabbed a forty from the corner store.
Number lacking fractions
- evenUniform and level
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- divisibleAble to be separated
- factorialDescending multiplication of integers
abundant · multiple · factors · eight · five · ten · twenty · digits
Twenty-four-hour spans
- nightsHours of darkness
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
lent · quarantine · trial · temptation · wandering · Moses · Noah · Jesus
Decisive dangerous moment
- transitionChange from one state
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- agingGrowing older over time
reassessment · reflection · reinvention · halfway · adulthood · maturity
Bore diameter or quality
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- bulletFired metal projectile
integer
Number lacking fractions
factorial · abundant · multiple · factors · eight · five · ten · twenty · digits · numeral
days
Twenty-four-hour spans
- nightsHours of darkness
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
flood · lent · quarantine · trial · temptation · wandering · Moses · Noah · Jesus · desert
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
- transitionChange from one state
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
aging · reassessment · reflection · reinvention · halfway · adulthood · maturity
caliber
Bore diameter or quality
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
hide-and-seek
Concealment pursuit pastime
tag · playground · childhood