Number

Count or figure

Number is the concept of quantity or amount—how many or how much.

A number is a symbol representing this: Pick a number between one and ten.

Numbers identify things: phone numbers, Social Security numbers, hotel room numbers.

To number is to assign such identifiers or to total: The crowd numbered in the thousands.

Someone's number is up when their fate catches them.

Your number two is your second-in-command—or a childish term for defecation.

To do a number on something is to damage or affect it severely.

quantity

amount

Total quantity present

figure · digit · integer · value · tally · quantity · measurement · statistic · calculation · quota

mathematics

equation

Mathematical equality assertion

irrational · complex · imaginary · ordinal · cardinal · factorial · exponent · logarithm · algorithm · sequence

luck

lottery

Randomized prize distribution

superstition · fortune · numerology · destiny · omen · charm · mystical · sacred · auspicious · unlucky

identity

serial

Occurring in ordered succession

  • codeSymbolic communication system
  • PINAuthentication number sequence
  • identificationEstablishing who someone is

registration · license · account · reference · tracking · barcode · ISBN · passport · social security · phone

music

song

Musical piece with words

  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • singleOne in number
  • trackPath or monitored route

tune · performance · act · routine · showstopper · encore · setlist · chart · billboard · recording

grammar

singular

One in number

declension · inflection · morphology · syntax · noun · verb · article · modifier · countable · uncountable

crowd

group

Assembled collection of things

throng · mass · horde · swarm · flock · legion · handful · few · many · countless

Categories
Opposites
symbol type

Numberletter

Written symbol or message

word · alphabet · text · character · glyph

countability/quantification

Numberquality

Standard or attribute

infinity · zero · nothing · none · void

abstraction type

Numberword

Linguistic meaning unit

name · concept · idea · feeling · emotion

Phrases
Family

numbers, numbered, numbering, numberless, renumber, outnumber, outnumbered

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G