numbers

Noun

• the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
• an illegal daily lottery
• the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
• a concept of quantity involving zero and units
• a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
  • "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
• the number is used in calling a particular telephone
• a symbol used to represent a number
• one of a series published periodically
• a select company of people
• a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification
• a clothing measurement
• 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)
• an item of merchandise offered for sale
• plural of number
• Many individuals as a group.
• Ellipsis of numbers game.

Verb

• add up in number or quantity
• give numbers to
• enumerate
• put into a group
• determine the number or amount of
• place a limit on the number of
• third-person singular simple present indicative of number

Examples

• Her aunt played the numbers every day for years.
• Numbers of people have visited the fair.

Synonyms

act, add up, amount, bit, Book of Numbers, come, count, enumerate, figure, identification number, issue, keep down, list, number, numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket, numeral, numerate, phone number, routine, telephone number, total, turn