number
- noun
- /ˈnʌmbər/
- Informal
- This is a hot little number.
My final dress option is this stunning number from Veronica Beard.
- My final dress option is this stunning number from Veronica Beard.
- Here I am, outfit number one. OK, so as I said,
- It's a little ribs number nice and form fitting quite long.
Examples
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Maxine, in a tight black number, reclines on the couch.
Fiction book (1999) -
Next up, we have this little blue number, which I don't hate.
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So I went for this this little number here.
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Remember that little red number we saw in the window.
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My final dress option is this stunning number from Veronica Beard.
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She wore a stunning little number to the party that caught everyone's attention.
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I love that floral number you have on; it really suits you!
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This trendy number is perfect for the upcoming summer festival.
Idioms
- Literature
A clear top item on charts or rankings that is much more popular than others
Compounds
A number the United States gives to people to show who they are, pay taxes, and get government benefits
- Specialized
A whole number greater than 1 that you can divide only by 1 and itself
A phone number to call for help in an emergency, for example the police or an ambulance
- Specialized
A device or program that produces numbers that do not follow a pattern
- Informal
A person who works with many numbers and can do difficult calculations using computers
- Specialized
Number of protons in an atom's center that shows its place in the periodic table
- Specialized
A number of protons or neutrons that makes a nucleus especially stable
- Specialized
A number in the form a plus b i, where i is the square root of minus one
- Specialized
A number that cannot be written as a fraction, for example π or √2
- Specialized
A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts
- Specialized
A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf
- Specialized
A number that shows how many things there are, not their order, for example one, two, three
- Specialized
A number in a list where each equals the sum of the two before, starting with 0 and 1
- Specialized
A number that shows how things like prices change over time or between places
- UK
The British Prime Minister, their home at 10 Downing Street, or the main attacking player in football
- Specialized
A number that shows how many electrons an atom has lost or gained in compounds and ions
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A number that is not a solution of any polynomial equation with rational coefficients
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The difference in number between matter particles and antimatter particles that stays the same when particles react
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A number showing how hard a metal is by pressing a steel ball into it
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A whole number greater than one that can be divided evenly by a number other than one and itself
- Specialized
An amount shown using two or more different units, like one hour and ten minutes
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A way of writing numbers that uses twelve as its base and digits 0 to 11
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A number that shows a United States bank's location and tells which bank it is
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A number that solves a polynomial equation with rational coefficients
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A radioactive metal made by shooting neutrons at plutonium in a lab
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A radioactive metal element called nobelium with atomic number 102 that scientists use only for research
- Specialized
A radioactive element called lawrencium that scientists make in a lab
- Specialized
A man-made radioactive chemical element called rutherfordium with symbol Rf
- Specialized
A soft white metal found in rare earth minerals, used in special glass and camera lenses
- Specialized
A soft metal called neodymium from the rare earths used in strong magnets and lasers
- Specialized
A soft silver metal from the rare earth group that is radioactive and has no stable forms
- Specialized
A silvery metal called samarium that is used in powerful magnets and electronics
- Specialized
A silvery-white chemical element used in magnets and medical imaging
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A rare earth metal called holmium that helps make very strong magnets
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A metal found in minerals and used in some lasers and glowing materials
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A colorless, odorless gas that makes up most of the air and is needed by living things
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Number comes from Latin numerus, meaning 'count' or 'item'. A stylish or striking 'number' of clothing is one notable item chosen from many, like a special outfit.