an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe"
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"
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"
a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die"
a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
place a limit on the number of
enumerate; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians"
give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"
the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"
the side that is forward or prominent
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
confront bodily; "breast the storm"
be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity