eighty-seven

Seven past eighty

Eighty-seven is the cardinal number between eighty-six and eighty-eight, written 87.

It appears in counts, measurements, and addresses: The house number is eighty-seven.

In American slang, eighty-six means to reject or discard, but eighty-seven carries no such idiomatic weight.

quantity

numeral

Symbol denoting quantity

value · total · sum · score · tally · count · enumerate · calculate · quantify · tabulate

age

octogenarian

Person in ninth decade

pensioner · aged · venerable · elder · mature · longevity · wisdom · experience · veteran · geriatric

constitution

1787

Year Constitution was written

framers · federalism · compromise · delegates · republicanism · amendment · quorum · deliberation · ratify · preamble

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roundness/precision

eighty-sevenone hundred

Ten squared

round number · hundred · ninety · eighty · fifty

Family

seven, eight, seventh, seventy, eighteen, eighty, eighth, seventeen, eighteenth

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G