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    [Noun]  | "num*ber" | \ ˈnəm-bər \


    1: a sum of units : total

    2: complement

    3: an indefinite usually large total

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nombre, numbre, noumer, borrowed from Anglo-French nombre, numbre (also continental Old French nombre), going back to Latin numerus "numerical sum or symbol, quantity, aggregate" {mat|nimble|};

    [Noun]  | "number cruncher" 


    1: a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data

    2: a person concerned with numerical data (such as statistics)

    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Noun]  | "number line" 


    1: a line of infinite extent whose points correspond to the real numbers according to their distance in a positive or negative direction from a point arbitrarily taken as zero

    Origin: 1956 ;

    [Noun]  | "number one" 


    1: one's own interests or welfare : oneself —often written No. 1

    2: one that is first in rank, importance, or influence —often written No. 1

    3: liquid waste from the body : urine —used euphemistically

    Origin: 1705 ;

    [Noun]  | "number plate" 


    1: license plate

    Origin: 1869 ;

    [Noun]  | "number theory" 


    1: the study of the properties of integers

    Origin: 1853 ;

    [Noun]  | "number two" 


    1: solid waste from the body : feces —used euphemistically

    Origin: circa 1902 ;

    [Verb]  | "number" 


    1: count, enumerate

    2: to claim as part of a total : include

    3: to restrict to a definite number

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nombren, noumbren, nowmeryn, in part derivative of nombre {see: |number:1|number:1}, in part borrowed from Anglo-French nombrer, numbrer, going back to Latin numerāre "to add up, count, reckon, compute," derivative of numerus "numerical sum or symbol, quantity, aggregate" {mat|number:1|};

    [Adjective]  | "numb" | \ ˈnəm \


    1: unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body especially as a result of cold or anesthesia

    2: unable to think, feel, or react normally because of something that shocks or upsets you : indifferent

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nomme, nomyn "unable to move, paralyzed," literally "taken (by sickness, cold, paralysis, etc.)," from past participle of nimen "to take" {mat|nimble|};

    [Adjective]  | "number one" 


    1: first in rank, importance, or influence : foremost —often written No. 1

    2: of highest or of high quality

    Origin: 1839 ;

    [Noun]  | "number" 


    1: a character used to represent a mathematical value;


      * e.g., " ... asked him to write out the equation in numbers, not letters "




    2: a literary, musical, or artistic production;


      * e.g., " ... a doomsday novel that turns out to be one of those it-was-all-a-dream numbers "



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    3: a performance regularly presented by an individual or group;


      * e.g., " ... a modern dance number "



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    [Noun]  | "number crunching" 


    1: the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value;


      * e.g., " ... he did a little number crunching and made an offer on the house "



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    [Noun]  | "number crunchings" 


    1: the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value;


      * e.g., " ... he did a little number crunching and made an offer on the house "



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    [Noun]  | "whole number" 


    1: a character used to represent a mathematical value;


      * e.g., " ... since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100% "



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    [Verb]  | "number" 


    1: to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added;


      * e.g., " ... number those apples and tell me how many you have "




    2: to have a total of;


      * e.g., " ... the full-time staff numbers 30 people "



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    3: to have as part of a whole;


      * e.g., " ... is numbered among the great minds of our times "



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    [Adjective]  | "numb" 


    1: lacking in sensation or feeling;


      * e.g., " ... I've been sitting in the same position for too long and now my feet are numb "




    2: not expressing any emotion;


      * e.g., " ... apparently in shock, he answered the police officer's questions with a numb expression on his face "




    3: not feeling or showing emotion;


      * e.g., " ... years of physical and emotional abuse had rendered the woman numb and withdrawn "




    [Adjective]  | "number one" 


    1: coming before all others in importance;


      * e.g., " ... considers international terrorism to be the number one threat to national security "




    2: of the very best kind;


      * e.g., " ... the company's chocolate is rated as number one by serious chocoholics "




    [Phrase]  | "beyond number" 


    1: too many to be counted;


      * e.g., " ... The apples the tree produced this year were beyond number. "




    [Phrase]  | "do a number on" 


    1: to cause to believe what is untrue;


      * e.g., " ... The scammers really did a number on some unsuspecting homeowners. "




    [Phrase]  | "done a number on" 


    1: to cause to believe what is untrue;


      * e.g., " ... The scammers really did a number on some unsuspecting homeowners. "




     [ "number" ]

    1: Physical damage. To "do a number" in an aggressive situation frequently implies hurting someone, usually a particular body part. For example a number is used in the phrases "I'm going to pop you one" and "a quick one-two" (in boxing).

      * e.g.,  ... Rough him up a little, then do a number on his face. 

     [ "number" ]

    1: A term for a joint.

      * e.g.,  ... Light that number, geez, I'm dyin for a toke. 

     [ "number" ]

    1: Short form for "phone number."

      * e.g.,  ... Joe: So what happened with you and that girl at the bar? 

     [ "number" ]

    1:  slang term for a woman

      * e.g.,  ... She's a saucy little number isn't she? 

     [ "number" ]

    1: The number of people one has had sex with.

      * e.g.,  ... Bill just broke up with his girlfriend and wanted to hook up with me, but I said no because I'm trying to keep my number down. 

     [ "number" ]

    1: The act of taking cocaine and rubbing it on one's gums for the analgesic effect.

      * e.g.,  ... After I blew the line, I cleaned the plate and took a number. 

     [ "number" ]

    1: A count of individuals that is not difinitively defined.

      * e.g.,  ... the number of people dying is increasing. 

     [ "The Numbers" ]

    1: A Sequence of numbers which is a coded message sent by Russians to Alex Mason. There are other number sequences sent to Russian spies, and Jason Hudson interrogates Alex Mason to find out what his number sequence translated to.

      * e.g.,  ... Alex Mason: "HEY! Who are you people? What do you want from me?" 

     [ "by-numbers" ]

    1: Added to the end of a word to suggest that the word is done without much thought and doesn't/didn't require much actual skill or effort. Derived from the Paint-By-Numbers that we all enjoyed during our childhood.

      * e.g.,  ... Troilus: Wow, Eggers is sure using some sweet moves on that chick Rebomblette! 

     [ "Number" ]

    1: Something that you don't give out to strange people who keep asking for it in movie theaters.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: Excuse me can I talk to you for a minute? 

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