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[ nuhm-berz ] / ˈnʌm bərz /
noun (used with a singular verb)the fourth book of the Old Testament, containing the census of the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt. Abbreviation: Num. Words nearby Numbersnumber line, number off, number one, number opera, numberplate, Numbers, numbers game, number sign, numbers pool, Number Ten, number theory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for NumbersAnd too much of a focus on numbers can obscure strategic truths. Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes. Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST That was the extent of it during the peak of the flames, and the numbers that swooshed around in the press the next day. The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot|Shinan Govani|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Well, the numbers tell us so, as do all of our day-to-day interactions, just as the president said. Obama Is Right on Race. The Media Is Wrong.|Keli Goff|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These are the numbers as reported to the government by police departments themselves. The NY Police Union’s Vile War with Mayor De Blasio|Michael Tomasky|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some numbers have a bad influence for him, and there are good numbers. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1900|Various Man is far superior in dealing with numbers and also with tools and mechanical things. Psychology|Robert S. Woodworth A hummingbird or two was not an uncommon sight along the trail at any time, but now we began to notice an increase in numbers. Jungle Peace|William Beebe MacRae beat him two hours to the trolling fleet at Squitty, a fleet that was growing in numbers. Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair Before the men were taken to the various places of labor, they were ranged in single file, and their numbers called out. A Lover in Homespun|F. Clifford Smith
British Dictionary definitions for Numbers (1 of 2)
pl ninformal financial statisticslet's look at last year's numbers British Dictionary definitions for Numbers (2 of 2)
noun(functioning as singular) the fourth book of the Old Testament, recording the numbers of the Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |