Noun Definition
number
1.Definition: a clothing measurement
"A number 13 shoe"
Category: General2.Definition: a concept of quantity involving zero and units
"Every number has a unique position in the sequence"
Category: General3.Definition: a numbered item in a series
"Take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5"
Category: General4.Definition: 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"
Category: General5.Definition: a select company of people
"I hope to become one of their number before I die"
Category: General6.Definition: 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"
Category: General8.Definition: an item of clothing
"She preferred the black nylon number", "This sweater is an all-wool number"
Category: Objects10.Definition: 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"
Category: General11.Definition: the number is used in calling a particular telephone
"He has an unlisted number"
Category: General12.Definition: 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"
Related Noun(s):figure
Category: General