number
Definitions
Noun
- 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
- 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
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
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "number".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | number | 2 | 472 |
| 2 | numbers | 2 | 125 |
| 3 | numbered | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | numbering | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | outnumber | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | outnumbered | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | number's | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | number-one | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | outnumbering | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | outnumbers | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "number".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | numbers | 2 | 125 |
| 2 | lumber | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | numbered | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | numbering | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | numb | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | plumber | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | slumber | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | outnumber | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | tumbler | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | nuber | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | number's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | encumber | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | numbed | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | neuber | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | humber | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dumber | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cumber | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | uber | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | nuremberg | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | umberto | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "number" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "number" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a number | 1 | 72 |
| 2 | the number | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | large number | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | small number | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | total number | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | and number | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | this number | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | infinite number | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | automatic number | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | year number | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | any number | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | considerable number | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | that number | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | certain number | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | increasing number | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | their number | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | to number | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | limited number | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | specific number | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | largest number | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | great number | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "number" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automatic | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | set | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | produced | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | resulted | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | small | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | estimated | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | cited | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | list | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | total | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | also | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | edited | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | serving | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | wrote | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | noting | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | large | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | sufficient | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | infinite | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | source | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | includes | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | day | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | considerable | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | appeared | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | scan | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | image | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | obscure | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | back | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | capture | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | universities | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | highest | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | research | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | reduced | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | increase | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | exceed | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | time | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | affect | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | certain | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | true | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | distressed | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | based | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | web | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | increasing | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | remained | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | disputed | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | vast | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | reflected | 3 | 2 |
| 46 | championship | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | orbit | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | observed | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | ran | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | possesses | 3 | 2 |
| 51 | suggested | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | high | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | complexity | 4 | 2 |
| 54 | represented | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | stores | 1 | 2 |
| 56 | parts | 1 | 2 |
| 57 | sets | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | related | 3 | 2 |
| 59 | hung | 1 | 2 |
| 60 | minimize | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | triple | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | hand | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | limited | 3 | 2 |
| 64 | games | 1 | 2 |
| 65 | vary | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | receive | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "number".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | number's | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | number-one | 3 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 17
Fragments: 10
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 7
Words that Precede: 21
Statistically Associated: 66
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
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