Number can be categorized as a noun, a verb and an adjective.
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| numb - so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified; "too numb with fear to move" | ||
| numb - (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy" | ||
| numb - lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" | ||
Verb |
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| number - enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" | ||
| number - give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis" | ||
| number - place a limit on the number of | ||
| number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" | ||
| number - add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" | ||
| number - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" | ||
Noun |
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| number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" | ||
| number - the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand" | ||
| number - a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" | ||
| number - a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe" | ||
| number - a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die" | ||
| number - an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number" | ||
| number - 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" | ||
| number - a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school" | ||
| number - a short theatrical 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" | ||
| number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" | ||
| number - the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" |
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| 1. | noun | Every number has a unique position in the sequence. | |
| 2. | noun | He had a number of chores to do. | |
| 3. | noun | The number of parameters is small. | |
| 4. | noun | She refused to give them her Social Security number. | |
| 5. | noun | A number 13 shoe. | |
| 6. | noun | I hope to become one of their number before I die. | |
| 7. | noun | She preferred the black nylon number. | |
| 8. | noun | This sweater is an all-wool number. | |
| 9. | noun | In English the subject and the verb must agree in number. | |
| 10. | noun | He has an unlisted number. | |
| 11. | noun | The police commander of Ninevah Province announced that bombings had declined 80 percent in Mosul, whereas there had been a big jump in the number of kidnappings. | |
| 12. | noun | This willingness is the main difference in the number of bombings in the south as opposed to the center-north of the country.). | |
| 13. | noun | The dynamics of change in the state of health of children affected by the Chernobyl accident in all three countries - Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine - in the post-accident period is characterized by persistent negative tendencies: the morbidity rate is going up, the number of really healthy children is dropping, and disability is increasing . | |
| 14. | noun | Musharraf has been trying to purge his officer corps of the substantial number of al-Qaeda sympathizers. | |
| 15. | noun | He obviously had no idea what he was talking about, though he demonstrated a number of ill-fated instincts. | |
| 16. | verb | We must number the names of the great mathematicians. | |
| 17. | verb | You should number the pages of the thesis. | |
| 18. | adj. | Too numb with fear to move. | |
| 19. | adj. | Numb to the cries for mercy. | |
| 20. | adj. | Numb with cold. | |
| 21. | adj. | My hands are numb from the cold. | |
| 22. | adj. | The swimmers were numb with cold. | |
| 23. | adj. | My right hand is numb. | |
| 24. | adj. | Your gums will get numb in a few minutes. | |
| 25. | adj. | My hands were numb with cold. | |
| 26. | adj. | My arms went numb. | |
| 27. | adj. | My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano. | |
| 28. | adj. | My left hand is numb. | |
| 29. | adj. | We found the lost hiker numb with cold. | |
| 30. | adj. | This shot will help numb the pain. | |
| 31. | adj. | An ice pack will numb the pain. | |
| 32. | adj. | My fingers are so cold they have gone numb. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| Every number has a unique position in the sequence. |
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| He had a number of chores to do. |
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| The number of parameters is small. |
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| She refused to give them her Social Security number. |
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| A number 13 shoe. |
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| I hope to become one of their number before I die. |
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| She preferred the black nylon number. |
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| This sweater is an all-wool number. |
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| In English the subject and the verb must agree in number. |
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| He has an unlisted number. |
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| The police commander of Ninevah Province announced that bombings had declined 80 percent in Mosul, whereas there had been a big jump in the number of kidnappings. |
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| This willingness is the main difference in the number of bombings in the south as opposed to the center-north of the country.). |
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| The dynamics of change in the state of health of children affected by the Chernobyl accident in all three countries - Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine - in the post-accident period is characterized by persistent negative tendencies: the morbidity rate is going up, the number of really healthy children is dropping, and disability is increasing . |
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| Musharraf has been trying to purge his officer corps of the substantial number of al-Qaeda sympathizers. |
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| He obviously had no idea what he was talking about, though he demonstrated a number of ill-fated instincts. |
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| verb | |
| We must number the names of the great mathematicians. |
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| You should number the pages of the thesis. |
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| adj. | |
| Too numb with fear to move. |
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| Numb to the cries for mercy. |
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| Numb with cold. |
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| My hands are numb from the cold. | |
| The swimmers were numb with cold. | |
| My right hand is numb. | |
| Your gums will get numb in a few minutes. | |
| My hands were numb with cold. | |
| My arms went numb. | |
| My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano. | |
| My left hand is numb. | |
| We found the lost hiker numb with cold. | |
| This shot will help numb the pain. | |
| An ice pack will numb the pain. | |
| My fingers are so cold they have gone numb. | |