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NumbersNoun1. The fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt. 2. An illegal daily lottery. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Numbers" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Computing | Numbers n. [scientific computation] Output of a computation that may not be significant results but at least indicate that the program is running. May be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc. `Making numbers' means running a program because output -- any output, not necessarily meaningful output -- is needed as a demonstration of progress. See pretty pictures, math-out, social science number. Source: Jargon File. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of numbers, denotes that unsettled conditions in business will cause you uneasiness and dissatisfaction. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Numbers (from 1 to 13), theological symbols:- (1) The Unity of God. (2) The hypostatic union of Christ, both God and man. (3) The Trinity. (4) The number of the Evangelists. (5) The wounds of the Redecmer: two in the hands, two in the feet, one in the side. (6) The creative week. (7) The gifts of the Holy Ghost (Rev i. 12). Seven times Christ spoke on the cross. (8) The number of the beatitudes (Matt. v. 3-11). (9) The nine orders of angels (q.v.). (10) The number of the Commandments. (11) The number of the apostles who remained faithful. (12) The original college. (13) The final number after the conversion of Paul. Numbers Army of soldiers. Regiment, etc. Assembly of people. Batch or Caste of bread. Bench of bishops, magistrates, etc. Bevy of roes, quails, larks, pheasants, ladies, etc. Board of directors. Brood of chickens, etc. Catch of fish taken in nets, etc. Clump of trees. Cluster of grapes, nuts, stars, etc Collection of pictures, curiosities, etc. Company of soldiers. Congregation of people at church, etc. Covey of game birds. Crew of sailors. Crowd of people. Drove of horses, ponies, beasts, etc Drum, a crush of company. Federation. A trade union. Fell of hair. Fleet of ships. Flight of bees, birds, stairs, etc. Flock of birds, sheep geese, etc. Forest of trees. Galaxy of beauties. Gang of slaves, prisoners, thieves, etc. Haul of fish caught in a net. Head of cattle. Herd of bucks, deer, harts, seals, swine, etc. Hive of bees. Host of men. House of senators. Legion of "foul fiends." Library of books. Litter of pigs, whelps, etc. Menagerie of wild beasts. Mob of roughs, wild cattle, etc. Multitude of men. In law, more than ten. Muster of peacocks. Mute of hounds. Nest of rabbits, ants, etc.; shelves, etc. Nursery of trees, shrubs, etc. Pack of hounds, playing cards, grouse, etc. Panel of jurymen. Pencil of rays, etc. Pile of books, wood stacked, etc. Posse (a sheriff's). Posse (2 syl.). Pride of lions. Rabble of men ill-bred and ill-clad. Regiment (A) of soldiers. Rookery of rooks and seals, also of unhealthy houses. Rouleau of money. School of whales, etc. Set of china, or articles assorted. Shoal of mackerel. Shock of hair, corn, etc. Skein of ducks, thread, worsted. Skulk of foxes. Society (A). Persons associated for some mutual object. Stack of corn, hay, wood (piled together). String of horses. Stud of mares. Suit of clothes. Suite of rooms. Swarm of bees, locusts, etc. Take of fish. Team of oxen, horses, etc. Tribe of goats. Numbers Odd Numbers. "Numero Deus impare gaudet" (Virgil: Eclogues, viii. 75). Three indicates the "beginning, middle, and end." The Godhead has three persons; so in classic mythology Hecate had threefold power; Jove's symbol was a triple thunderbolt, Neptune's a sea-trident, Pluto's a three-headed dog; the Fates were three, the Furies three, the Graces three, the Horae three; the Muses three-times-three. There are seven notes, nine planets, nine orders of angels, seven days a week, thirteen lunar months, or 365 days a year, etc., five senses, five fingers on the hand and toes on the foot, five vowels five continents, etc. etc. A volume might be filled with illustrations of the saying that "the gods delight in odd numbers." (See Odd, Nine. ) Numbers To consult the Book of Numbers is to call for a division of the House, or to put a question to the vote. (Parliamentary wit.) Numbers Pythagoras looked on numbers as influential principles. 1 is Unity, and represents Deity, which has no parts. 2 is Diversity, and therefore disorder. The principle of strife and all evil. 3 is Perfect Harmony, or the union of unity and diversity. 4 is Perfection. It is the first square (2 2 = 4). 5 is the prevailing number in Nature and Art. 6 is Justice (Perfect Harmony being 3, which multiplied by Trinity = 6). 7 is the climacteric number in all diseases. Called the Medical Number (2 syl.). 2. The Romans dedicated the second month to Pluto, and the second day of the month to the Manes. They believed it to be the most fatal number of all. 4 and 6 are omitted, not being prime numbers; 4 is the multiple of 2, and 6 is the multiple of 3. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | NUMBERS. To consult the book of numbers: a term used in the House of Commons, when, instead of answering or confuting a pressing argument, the minister calls for a division, i.e. puts the matter to the vote. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, called in the Hebrew be-midbar, i.e., "in the wilderness." In the Septuagint version it is called "Numbers," and this name is now the usual title of the book. It is so called because it contains a record of the numbering of the people in the wilderness of Sinai (1-4), and of their numbering afterwards on the plain of Moab (26).This book is of special historical interest as furnishing us with details as to the route of the Israelites in the wilderness and their principal encampments. It may be divided into three parts:
The period comprehended in the history extends from the second month of the second year after the Exodus to the beginning of the eleventh month of the fortieth year, in all about thirty-eight years and ten months; a dreary period of wanderings. They were fewer in number at the end of their wanderings than when they left the land of Egypt.
- The numbering of the people at Sinai, and preparations for their resuming their march (1-10:10). The sixth chapter gives an account of the vow of a Nazirite.
- An account of the journey from Sinai to Moab, the sending out of the spies and the report they brought back, and the murmurings (eight times) of the people at the hardships by the way (10:11-21:20).
- The transactions in the plain of Moab before crossing the Jordan River (21:21-ch. 36).
The expression "the book of the wars of the Lord," occurring in 21:14, has given rise to much discussion. But, after all, "what this book was is uncertain, whether some writing of Israel not now extant, or some writing of the Amorites which contained songs and triumphs of their king Sihon's victories, out of which Moses may cite this testimony, as Paul sometimes does out of heathen poets (Acts 17:28; Titus 1:12)."
Summary
Chapter 1
God orders Moses, in the wilderness of Sinai, to take the number of those able to bear arms—of all the men "from twenty years old and upward," the tribe of Levi being excepted, and to appoint princes over each tribe. The result of the numbering is that 603,550 Israelites are found to be fit for military service. Moses is ordered to assign to the Levites exclusively the service of the Tabernacle.
Chapter 2
God prescribes the formation of the camp around the Tabernacle, each tribe being distinguished by its chosen banner. Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun encamp to the east of the Tabernacle; Reuben, Simeon, and Gad to the south; Ephraim and Manasseh to the west; and Dan, Asher, and Naphtali to the north. The same order is to be preserved on the march.
Chapter 3
Of Aaron's sons and of the death of Nadab and Abihu. Moses is ordered to consecrate the Levites for the service of the Tabernacle in the place of the first-born sons, who hitherto had performed that service. The Levites are divided into three families, the Gershonites, the Kohathites, and the Merarites, each under a chief, and all headed by one prince, Eleazar, son of Aaron.
Chapter 4-6
The numbering of those Levites who are suited for the service of the Tabernacle—those from thirty to fifty years of age.
Ordinances and laws concerning lepers and other ritually unclean persons who are excluded from the camp; concerning reparation for common sins; concerning an unfaithful wife, her trial by the priest, and her atonement; concerning the Nazarite, and the ceremony performed at the expiration of his vow; the formal blessing of the people.
Chapters 7,8 and 9
The offerings of the princes of the twelve tribes at the dedication of the altar. The lighting of the candlestick; the separation of the Levites and the ceremony of their consecration; their term of service—from twenty-five to fifty years of age. Deferred Passover sacrifices; the cloud which directed the halts and journeys of the Israelites.
Chapter 10-12
Moses is ordered to make two silver trumpets for convoking the congregation and announcing the recommencement of a journey; the various occasions for the use of the trumpets; the first journey of the Israelites after the Tabernacle had been constructed; Moses requests Hobab to be their leader. The people murmur against God and are punished by fire; Moses complains of the stubbornness of the Israelites and is ordered to choose seventy elders to assist him in the government of the people; account of Eldad and Medad, of the shower of quails, and of the epidemic at Kibroth-hattaavah. Miriam and Aaron insult Moses at Hazeroth, and Miriam is punished with leprosy for seven days, at the end of which the Israelites proceed to the wilderness of Paran.
Chapter 13-14
The spies and the outcome of their mission.
Chapter 15-17
Ordinances to be observed in Canaan; different kinds of offerings; "hallah," or the priest's share of the dough; the atonement for involuntary sins; concerning the man found gathering sticks on the Sabbath-day; the law of fringes (see Fringes); the rebellion and punishment of Korah and his 250 adherents.
Moses ordered to make plates to cover the altar with the two hundred and fifty censers left after the destruction of Korah's band. The children of Israel murmur against Moses and Aaron on account of the death of Korah's men, and are stricken with the plague, 14,700 perishing; Aaron's rod.
Chapters 18-19
Aaron and his family are declared by God to be responsible for any iniquity committed in connection with the sanctuary. The Levites are again appointed to help him in the keeping of the Tabernacle. Concerning the priestly portions and the tithes given the Levites. The Levites are ordered to surrender to the priests a part of the tithes taken by them. The law of the red heifer.
Chaopter 20, 21
After Miriam's death at Kadesh, the Israelites blame Moses for the lack of water. Moses, ordered by God to speak to the rock, disobeys by striking it, and is punished by the announcement that he shall not enter Canaan. The King of Edom refuses permission to the Israelites to pass through his land. Aaron's death on Mount Hor.
Defeat of King Arad the Canaanite by the Israelites. The Israelites bitten by serpents for speaking against God and Moses. The brazen serpent. The wanderings of the Israelites prior to reaching the valley of Moab. Battles with and defeat of Sihon and Og.
Chapter 22-24
The episode of Balak and Balaam.
Chapter 25-27
The Israelites encamped at Shittim commit abominations with the daughters of Moab and join Baal-peor. A plague carries off 24,000 Israelites. Phinehas slays Zimri. The new census, taken just before the entry into the land of Canaan, gives the total number of males from twenty years and upward as 601,730, the number of the Levites from a month old and upward as 23,000. The land shall be divided by lot. The daughters of Zelophehad, their father having no sons, share in the allotment. Moses is ordered to appoint Joshua as his successor.
Chapters 28-29
Prescriptions for the observance of the feasts, and the offerings for different occasions: every day; the Sabbath; the first day of the month; the seven days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread; the day of first-fruits; the day of the trumpets; the Day of Atonement; the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles; the day of solemn assembly.
Chapters 30-32
Laws concerning vows of men and of married and unmarried women. The conquest of Midian by the Israelites. The Reubenites and the Gadites request Moses to assign them the land east of the Jordan. After their promise to go before the army to help in the conquest of the land west of the Jordan, Moses grants their request. The land east of the Jordan is divided among the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. The cities built by these tribes.
Chapter 33-36
Enumeration of the stations at which the Israelites halted during their forty years' wanderings in the wilderness. While in the plains of Moab the Israelites are told that, after crossing the Jordan, they should expel the Canaanites and destroy their idols.
The boundaries of the land of which the Israelites are about to take possession. The land is to be divided among the tribes under the superintendence of Eleazar, Joshua, and twelve princes, one of each tribe.
The forty-eight cities assigned to the Levites, and the six cities of refuge. Laws concerning murder and the cities of refuge, and female inheritance.
See also: Torah, Balaam
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simple:NumberA number is an abstract entity used to describe quantity. There are different types of numbers. The most familiar numbers are the natural numbers {0, 1, 2, ...} used for counting and denoted by N. If the negative whole numbers are included, one obtains the integers Z. Ratios of integers are called rational numbers or fractions; the set of all rational numbers is denoted by Q. If all infinite and non-repeating decimal expansions are included, one obtains the real numbers R. Those real numbers which are not rational are called irrational numbers. The real numbers are in turn extended to the complex numbers C in order to be able to solve all algebraic equations. The above symbols are often written in blackboard bold, thus:
Numbers should be distinguished from numerals which are symbols used to represent numbers. The notation of numbers as series of digits is discussed in numeral systems.
People like to assign numbers to objects in order to have unique names. There are various numbering schemes for doing so.
Extensions
Newer developments are the hyperreal numbers and the surreal numbers which extend the real numbers by adding infinitesimal and infinitely large numbers. While (most) real numbers have infinitely long expansions to the right of the decimal point, one can also try to allow for infinitely long expansions to the left, leading to the p-adic numbers. For dealing with infinite collections , the natural numbers have been generalized to the ordinal numbers and to the cardinal numbers. The former give the ordering of the collection, the latter its size. (For the finite case, the ordinal and cardinal numbers are equivalent; they diverge in the infinite case.)The arithmetical operations of numbers, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, are generalized in the branch of mathematics called abstract algebra; one obtains the groupss, ringss and fields.
Particular numbers
See: List of numbers, mathematical constants, even and odd numbers, negative and non-negative numbers, small numbers, large numbers, orders of magnitude (numbers)See also
- Numbers in various languages
External links
- Wiktionary article on number
- What's special about this number?
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- Number
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zh-tw:數術Numerology is an arcane study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers and the character or action of physical objects and living things.
Numerology and numerological divination was popular among early mathematicians such as Pythagoras, but is no longer considered to be part of mathematics. This is similar to the historical development of astronomy from astrology, and that of chemistry from alchemy.
Lucky and unlucky numbers
At its very simplest, many cultures consider some numbers lucky or unlucky.
Examples include:
- two sounds like "easy" in Cantonese. 24 sounds like "easy to die", 28 sounds like "easy prosperity"
- four, considered unlucky by the Chinese and Japanese, because it sounds like the word "death" (死 pinyin si3)
- seven, considered lucky by most cultures
- eight, considered lucky by the Chinese and Japanese, because it sounds like the word "prosper" (發 pinyin fa1).
- thirteen, considered unlucky by most Western cultures. Thirteen is considered lucky in Italy, however. It is considered lucky in China too, because it sounds like "sure life"
- 666 is Number of the Beast.
- 9413 is considered unlucky by Chinese because it sounds like a Chinese proverb (九死一生) which means "slim chance of survival" or lit. "nine die one lives".
Numerological divination
In numerological divination, a student of the field will use the name, birthdate and birthtime of an individual to analyze and define something of the personality and propensities of that individual. Specific numbers are also assigned to the letters of the alphabet. In this way, names of people, places and things can be assigned numerical values, thus giving them meaning in a numerologic context. The asserted basis of numerology is that every object, place or being in the universe has a characteristic vibration, usually imperceptible to the human senses, and that the application of numerology to the thing being addressed can help to ascertain the characteristic vibration or vibrations which apply to it, thereby revealing something of its essence. Classic numerology resolves all numbers related to an item down to a single digit, 0-9 or 1-9, plus the "master numbers" 11 and 22. The number 324, for instance, would be resolved by adding 3+2+4 to arrive at 9. 12 and 16, appearing together in a date, would resolve to 10, hence 1, no matter in which order the elements are added.
The basis of the belief that dates and times have numerologic significance appears to be that underlying vibrations of the universe as a whole occur in regular cycles and that things created or changed at one or another point in these cycles will express the properties which the vibrations at that point in the cycle create. It is less clear how names, words and appelations would follow such a rule. One theory put forward by some numerologists is that persons who name things are subtly affected by universal vibrations to assign appropriate names which harmonize with the vibrations of the thing named.
Another question which has been asked relative to the numerological significance of words is how, if letters can be assigned numbers, things can have a uniform numerological identity when they are named differently in different languages and with different alphabets. For example, the numerologic value for "shirt" in english would be 8. The same item in Spanish would be "camisa," a 6 in numerology. A clear and uniform explanation of such inconsistency has not been offered.
To date, there is no known scientific verification for the validity of claimed numerological principles. Numerology has thus been classified as a pseudoscience, and most scientists regard it as either deluded quackery or deliberate fraud. True science, as recognized in modern society, is based on the scientific method and requires that assertions answer to the regular and replicable use of this method to be considered as scientifically verifiable fact.
Numerologists reply that their study does not answer to science as the mechanisms of interaction between universal vibration and gross physical things are too subtle to be detected, measured or quantified by tools currently available to science. However, given that numerologists make predictions about observable events, scientists would argue that the simultaneous claim that science cannot detect any effects is illogical. Empirical observations relating to the regular and predictable mathematical relationships between things in the universe are pointed to as evidence of a numerological fabric underlying all things. However, such observations give no direct support to numerology's claims.
Numerology is by no means a unified study. Proponents of its veracity may be generally divided into three schools. With limited elaboration:
Historians believe that modern numerology is an integration of the teachings from Ancient Babylonia, Pythagoras and his followers, (6 th. Century B.C. Greece) Astrological philosophy from Hellenistic Alexandria, early Christian Mysticism, the occultism of the early Gnostics and the Hebrew system of the Qabala. The Indian Vedas, the Chinese "Circle of the Dead",and the Egyptian "Book of the Master of the Secret House", (Ritual of the Dead) are records giving strong evidence that Numerology dates back thousands of years.
- Numerology is true by Divine fiat and contains clues placed into the fabric of the universe by the Almighty for the enlightened to decipher, thereby bringing them closer to unity with a Grand Plan.
- Numerology is true because of universal spiritual agreement between all life on one level or another. And because the Universe is the product of the mean (as in statistical mean) agreement between all of life everywhere, the agreement on mathematical regularity in the universe creates a Numerological sub-fabric throughout the universe.
- Numerology is true because it is a reflection of Natural Law, giving clues to the state of a complex of vibrations which regulate function and existence in the universe. The failure of modern science to verify this fact is merely a reflection of insufficient advances in science. After all, science once believed all matter was composed of earth, air, fire and water in different combinations. If and when science is sufficiently advanced, it will be able to verify the truth of numerology.
Pythagoras and other philosophers of the time believed that because mathematical concepts were more "practical" (easier to regulate and classify) than physical ones, they had greater actuality. This is an idea in harmony with philosophical pragmatism and a choice for permanent concepts over changeable physicality.
St. Augustine of Hippo in A.D. 354 - 430 wrote " Numbers are the Universal language offered by the deity to humans as confirmation of the truth." Similar to Pythagoras, he too believed that everything had numerical relationships and it was up to the mind to seek and investigate the secrets of these relationships or have them revealed by divine grace.
In 325 A.D., following the First Council of Nicaea, departures from the beliefs of the state Church were classified as civil violations within the Roman Empire. Numerology had not found favor with the Christian authority of the day. It was assigned to the field of unapproved beliefs along with astrology and other forms of divination and "magic." Through this religious purging, the spiritual significance assigned to the heretofore "sacred" numbers began to disappear. In spite of this suppression there were still many devout believers, who kept the secret knowledge locked away.
A claim of numerology is that its practitioners, through empirical observation and investigation, have concluded that through the study of numbers man can uncover hidden aspects of himself and the universe.
See also
- Cognitive science of mathematics
- The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
- The Number of the Beast
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Synonyms: NumbersSynonyms: numbers game (n), numbers pool (n), numbers racket (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Mean | Adverb: on an average, in the long run; taking one with another, taking all things together, taking it for all in all; communibus annis, in round numbers. |
Multitude | Noun: mul numerous; Adjective: numerosity, numerality; multiplicity; profusion; (plenty); legion, host; great number, large number, round number, enormous number; a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy; scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest; crowd; (assemblage); lots; all in the world and his wife. |
Nearness | About; hereabouts, thereabouts; roughly, in round numbers; approximately, approximatively; as good as, well-nigh. |
Number | Figurate numbers, pyramidal numbers, polygonal numbers. |
Numeration | Check, prove, demonstrate, balance, audit, overhaul, take stock; affix numbers to, page. |
Adverb: quanAdverb: quantitatively; arithmetically; measurably; in numbers. | |
Poetry | Verse, rhyme, assonance, crambo, meter, measure, foot, numbers, strain, rhythm; accentuation; (voice); dactyl, spondee, trochee, anapest; hexameter, pentameter; Alexandrine; anacrusis, antispast, blank verse, ictus. |
Prediction | Coscinomancy; by a suspended ring, Dactyliomancy; by dots made at random on paper, Geomancy; by precious stones, Lithomancy; by pebbles, Pessomancy; by pebbles drawn from a heap, Psephomancy; by mirrors, Catoptromancy; by writings in ashes, Tephramancy; by dreams, Oneiromancy; by the hand, Palmistry, Chiromancy; by nails reflecting the sun's rays, Onychomancy; by finger rings, Dactylomancy; by numbers, Arithmancy; by drawing lots, Sortilege; by passages in books, Stichomancy; by the letters forming the name of the person, Onomancy, Nomancy; by the features, Anthroposcopy; by the mode of laughing, Geloscopy; by ventriloquism, Gastromancy; by walking in a circle, Gyromancy; by dropping melted wax into water, Ceromancy; by currents, Bletonism; by the color and peculiarities of wine, Oenomancy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Numbers |
| English words defined with "Numbers": Abstract numbers, Amicable numbers ♦ Cardinal numbers ♦ Figural numbers, Figurate numbers ♦ Heptagonal numbers ♦ In numbers, In round numbers, Incomposite numbers, Incongruous numbers ♦ Linear numbers ♦ Polygonal numbers, Pyramidal numbers ♦ Triangular numbers. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Numbers": Amiable Numbers, assigned numbers ♦ Babylonian Numbers, back numbers, Bernouilli's Numbers ♦ disproportionate sub-class numbers, Divinity in Odd Numbers ♦ emergency numbers ♦ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ♦ kth order Fibonacci numbers ♦ Luck in Odd Numbers ♦ Odd Numbers ♦ random numbers, random sampling numbers, Round Numbers, routing and transit numbers ♦ SAE Numbers. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "Numbers": Numerist. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Numbers" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Pidgin English (numbers). |
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Screenplays | 2,3,5,and 7 those are all prime numbers. There is no way this is a natural phenomenon (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;) That's how I remember it, you know, 7 numbers, 7 letters (In the Line of Fire; writing credit: Jeff Maguire) On the bad days I just want to grab the phone and start dialing numbers. I want to pull my hair and run through the streets screaming (Traffic; writing credit: Stephen Gaghan) When confronted by superior numbers, an experienced gunfighter will always fire on the best shot first (Unforgiven; writing credit: Walon Green; Roy N. Sickner) And, try on 2-6-8. My horoscope says that even numbers are going to be very lucky for me today (The North Avenue Irregulars; writing credit: Albert Fay Hill; Don Tait) | |
Lyrics | He shouted numbers and neighborhood streets (Looking For A Place To Land; performing artist: Dakota Moon) And I'm bout to do the numbers that they thought you do (Can't Deny It; performing artist: Fabolous) In numbers too big to ignore ("I Am Woman"; performing artist: Helen Reddy) Some 26 nervous eyes argue by the little red numbers passing by (Crowded Elevator(Scream 3 Soundtrack,Make Yourself Import); performing artist: Incubus) Major numbers the first week (Count It Off; performing artist: Jade) | |
Clever | You're trailer trash when your toilet paper has page numbers on it. (references; author: unknown) I dialed one of those 900 numbers to get some financial advice. They advised me not to dial 900 numbers. (references; author: unknown) If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? One thousand. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Book of Numbers (1973) The Numbers Start with the River (1971) Tell Me Not in Mournful Numbers (1964) Adventures in Numbers and Space (1956) Safety in Numbers (1938) | |
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 | Chris Doley of the NOAA Restoration Center fishing gillnets to collect larger fish that inhabit near-shore shallow water habitats. The numbers and types of species were measured to compare and determine large species fish use of shallow water habitats at Poplar Island. The nets used had 3 sizes of mesh. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Oyster - Crassotrea virginica. Pollution and overharvesting caused a decline in this fishery but now numbers are increasing. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Referral manuals and telephone numbers, the "tools of the trade" for crisis hotline volunteers, are always at their finger tips when needed to help someone with a problem. (P.; photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed).. |  | Deciphering the genetic code of livestock could help researchers reduce the total numbers of live animals needed for studies. At the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska, technician Kristen Katzberg reads DNA sequences. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
 | Formosan subterranean termites are feeding on Sudan-red-stained filter paper. Tracking the termites stained with this dye allows researchers to estimate their foraging range and population numbers. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Safe sex made simple (green phone numbers). Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Destroyer hulls on the building ways, 1 October 1917. Those closest to the camera are the future USS Colhoun (DD-85) and Stevens (DD-86), which had builder's numbers 280 and 281. The ships on the left are probably the future USS Sigourney (DD-81) and Gregory (DD-82). Credit: NAVY. |  | Ships fitting out at the Fore River shipyard, 19 March 1918. The six destroyers are Little (DD-79), Kimberly (DD-80), Sigourney (DD-81), Gregory (DD-82), Colhoun (DD-85) and Stevens (DD-86), which had builder's hull numbers 274-277 and 280-281 respectively. The freighter at right is Katrina Luckenbach, yard hull # 267, which served as USS Katrina Luckenbach in 1918-19. Most of the equipment on the pier is for her. Note the large submarine being built in the background, under the revolving crane. Credit: NAVY. |
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| "Lucky numbers" by Jillian Balfour Commentary: "What's your lucky number?." | "By the numbers" by Christie Ortiz Commentary: "Bright plastic numbers." |
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 | A person punching in numbers and ringing up totals on an adding machine. | | Bingo caller calling out bingo numbers and letters, a male participant says "bingo". |
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Aaron Hill | Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter. |
Charles Caleb Colton | Genius, in one respect, is like gold -- numbers of persons are constantly writing about both, who have neither. |
George Washington | Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. |
Oliver Cromwell | A few honest men are better than numbers. |
Samuel Johnson | Round numbers are always false. |
William Lloyd Garrison | The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | It is often asked as a mighty objection, where are, or ever were there any men in such a state of nature? To which it may suffice as an answer at present, that since all princes and rulers of independent governments all through the world, are in a state of nature, it is plain the world never was, nor ever will be, without numbers of men in that state. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 3: Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1992 | The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | There shall be paid by the German Government the total cost of all armies of the Allied and Associated Governments in occupied German territory from the date of the signature of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, including the keep of men and beasts, lodging and billeting, pay and allowances, salaries and wages, bedding, heating, lighting, clothing, equipment, harness and saddlery, armament and rolling-stock, air services, treatment of sick and wounded, veterinary and remount services, transport service of all sorts (such as by rail, sea or river, motor lorries), communications and correspondence, and in general the cost of all administrative or technical services the working of which is necessary for the training of troops and for keeping their numbers up to strength and preserving their military efficiency. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | The Communist parties, which were very small in all these Eastern States of Europe, have been raised to pre-eminence and power far beyond their numbers and are seeking everywhere to obtain totalitarian control. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | With mixed feelings, she seated herself at a little distance from the numbers round the instrument, to listen |
Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | Numbers written on restaurant bills within the confines of restaurants do not follow the same mathematical laws as numbers written on any other pieces of paper in any other parts of the Universe |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | On the 18th of June, 1815, he counted on his artillery the more because he had the advantage in numbers. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | That makes ownership, not a paper with numbers on it. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | And therefore in recounting the numbers of those who have been killed in battle, I cannot but think that you have said the thing which is not. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | When visitors came in larger and unexpected numbers there was but the third chair for them all, but they generally economized the room by standing up. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Numbers, for one thing. (references) | |
Write down the highest of the three numbers. (references) | ||
The peak flow numbers for your green, yellow, and red zones. (references) | ||
Business | Numbers given in this report are best estimates by trade professionals. (references) | |
In 2000, software in the China market includes increasing numbers of foreign products. (references) | ||
The record numbers reflect both strong Swedish exports and a booming domestic economy. (references) | ||
Children | Belarus | In other regional cities, the numbers were significantly lower. (references) |
Laos | However, men and women attend the three universities in approximately equal numbers. (references) | |
Algeria | Laws against child abuse have not led to notable numbers of prosecutions against offenders. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Brazil | Protests in the capital, Brasilia, united large numbers of protesters. (references) |
Liechtenstein | The budget is allocated proportionately according to membership numbers. (references) | |
Indonesia | Other islands, including Bali, hosted smaller numbers of displaced persons. (references) | |
Economic History | Korea | Numbers are based on boneless meat. (references) |
Austria | The absolute numbers, however, are still small. (references) | |
Sweden | Call the embassy for locations and telephone numbers. (references) | |
Human Rights | Afghanistan | All factions most likely held political detainees, but no firm numbers are available. (references) |
Guatemala | A raise in the salaries of judges attracted greater numbers of high caliber candidates. (references) | |
Colombia | Indiscriminate attacks on police stations resulted in high numbers of civilian casualties. (references) | |
Minorities | Nigeria | Both Muslims and Christians are found in large numbers in the Middle Belt. (references) |
Dominican Republic | NGO's reported that higher numbers of Haitian children enrolled in school during the year. (references) | |
Australia | Public opinion surveys have indicated concern with the numbers of immigrants arriving in the country. (references) | |
Political Economy | MEXICO | These are considered manageable numbers by most financial analysts. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | Child abuse was a problem, and there were growing numbers of street children. (references) | |
Haiti | FL local officials committed increasing numbers of serious human rights abuses. (references) | |
Political Rights | Macedonia | Ethnic Albanians and other minorities claim the 1994 census undercounted their numbers. (references) |
United Arab Emirates | The percentage of women in government and politics does not correspond to their numbers in the population. (references) | |
Tajikistan | A cumbersome registration process required candidates to obtain large numbers of signatures during a short period of time. (references) | |
Trade | Mexico | Not all HTS code numbers have mandatory standards assigned. (references) |
Argentina | This permit includes the importer and product registration numbers. (references) | |
Chad | Identification numbers on bills of lading, airway bills and invoices must be exact. (references) | |
Travel | Latvia | However 1-800 numbers cannot be accessed from Latvia. (references) |
Czech Rep | U.S. long distance operators serve Prague through direct access numbers. (references) | |
Chile | License plate numbers dictate which automobiles are eligible on which days. (references) | |
Women | Tajikistan | Some women hold the same jobs as men, although not in equal numbers. (references) |
Hong Kong | Women are entering professional fields, including law and medicine, in greater numbers. (references) | |
Morocco | The stated goal was increased numbers of women who vote and who run for office through a two-phase training process. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Somalia | Substantial numbers of children work. (references) |
East Timor | UNTAET has not reported that significant numbers of workers are exploited. (references) | |
Nigeria | Other European countries deported smaller numbers of Nigerian trafficking victims. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it. "O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?" "Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!" "And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy. "Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!" For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Jeanne Shaheen | Well, I disagree with your numbers. I think there are ways to do a prescription drug benefit through Medicare that are not going to cost that amount. And again, I think the way we begin this discussion is by lowering the cost of prescription drugs. |
Rush Limbaugh | Democrats Are Leaving Dark Side In Droves: According to our audience research, conversions like Mark's are happening in tremendous numbers all across the fruited plain. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | My very reluctance to ascribe too much importance to the opposition, had its extent been accurately seen, would have been a decided inducement to the smallest efficient numbers. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | Great numbers are directly and solely supported by navigation. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | New States have been admitted to the Union in numbers nearly equal to those of the first Confederation. |
Herbert C. Hoover | 1929-1933 | Moreover, as our numbers increase and as our life expands with science and invention, we must discover more and more leaders for every walk of life. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Swiftly increasing numbers of armed men from the North crossed the borders to join forces that were already in the South. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | In Central America, Hondurans voted in record numbers in their first national elections in over eight years. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Those are the warm-hearted whose numbers we can't begin to count who'll begin the day with a little prayer for hostages they will never know and MIA families they will never meet. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We froze domestic spending and used honest budget numbers. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Numbers" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.93% of the time. "Numbers" is used about 11,251 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.93% | 11,243 | 826 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.07% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 11,251 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Numbers" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Numbers | First name Female | 3,000 | 2,116 |
| Numbers | First name Male | 8,000 | 753 |
| Numbers | Last name | 10,000 | 1,196 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "Numbers": Abstract numbers ♦ affix numbers to ♦ amicable numbers ♦ appear in numbers ♦ artificial numbers ♦ assigned numbers ♦ astronomical numbers ♦ back numbers ♦ bayplan/stowage plan total numbers message ♦ book of numbers ♦ broken numbers ♦ by numbers ♦ Cardinal numbers ♦ Circular numbers ♦ Commensurable numbers ♦ emergency numbers ♦ Figural numbers ♦ figurate numbers ♦ Heptagonal numbers ♦ his numbers is up ♦ imaginary numbers ♦ in great numbers ♦ in large numbers ♦ In numbers ♦ In round numbers ♦ Incomposite numbers ♦ Incongruous numbers ♦ increase in numbers ♦ internet Assigned Numbers Authority ♦ internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ♦ law of large numbers ♦ line of numbers ♦ Linear numbers ♦ mark with numbers ♦ modal numbers ♦ numbers column ♦ numbers commensurable in power ♦ numbers game ♦ numbers in bible ♦ numbers of people ♦ numbers of times ♦ numbers pool ♦ numbers racket ♦ odd numbers ♦ partition of numbers ♦ Planning Assistance through Technical Evaluation of Relevance Numbers ♦ polygonal numbers ♦ positive numbers ♦ published in numbers ♦ pyramid of numbers ♦ pyramidal numbers ♦ random numbers ♦ random sampling numbers ♦ raw numbers ♦ SAE Numbers ♦ schedule numbers ♦ sexagesimal numbers ♦ small in numbers ♦ superior in numbers ♦ superior numbers ♦ superiority in numbers ♦ the book of numbers ♦ times without numbers ♦ triangular numbers. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Numbers": numbers-of. | |
Ending with "Numbers": page-numbers. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Numbers"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | getalle. (various references) | |
Albanian | numrat. (various references) | |
Arabic | أعداد, أرقام. (various references) | |
Basque | zenbakiak. (various references) | |
Breton | niveroù. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | стъпка (footfall, footstep, measure, move, pace, pitch, remove, step, track, tread), стихове (poetry), численост (strength), числено превъзходство (superior numbers), ноти (music), аритметика (algorism, arithmetic). (various references) | |
Catalan | numeros. (various references) | |
Chinese | 数字 (back-number, digit, Number, Numeral, Numeric, Numerical), 數據 (data, digital), 民數記 . (various references) | |
Croatian | brojevi. (various references) | |
Czech | èísla. (various references) | |
Danish | tal (amount, number). (various references) | |
Dutch | nummers. (various references) | |
Esperanto | numeroj. (various references) | |
Estonian | numbrid. (various references) | |
Finnish | numerot, on lukumäärältään. (various references) | |
Flemish | getallen. (various references) | |
French | numérote, numéros, numérique (numeric, numerical), nombres, effectifs, chiffres. (various references) | |
French Canadian | nombres. (various references) | |
Galician | números. (various references) | |
German | Zahlen (ante up, defray, pay, settle up, to pay), Nummern. (various references) | |
Greek | σωρηδόν (in great numbers, in heaps), σειρά του Fibonacci (Fibonacci numbers), στήλη αριθμών (numbers column), στο πλαίσιο των μελετηθέντων ταχυτήτων του αέρα,δεν έγινε δυνατός ο προσδιορισμός της επίδρασης της ταχύτητας ροής του αέρα ή του αριθμού R (in other words at Reynolds numbers, there was no proved connection between these velocities and the fine and coarse dust concentration pattern over the cross-section of the roadway, within the range of the air velocities investigated), προηγούμενα τεύχη (back file, back numbers, back volume), παλαιά φύλλα (back numbers), φανταστικοί αριθμοί (imaginary numbers), επεξεργασία σταθερών αριθμών (processing of fixed numbers), αριθμός θέσεων εκπαιδευτικών (teacher numbers), αριθμοί έκτακτης ανάγκης (emergency numbers), αρχικό αποτέλεσμα (raw data, raw numbers, raw score), τυχαίοι αριθμοί δειγματοληψίας (random figures, random numbers, random sampling numbers), τάξεις ρυθμών ταλάντωσης (modal numbers), δυσανάλογοι αριθμοί υποομάδων (disproportionate sub-class numbers). (various references) | |
Haitian Creole | chif. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ספר במדבר (numbers in bible, the book of numbers). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vers (erotic, lines, piece of poetry, poem, rhyme, verse), taktus (bar, beat, measure, stave, time), számok könyve (book of numbers, the book of numbers), sokaság (abundance, crowd, host, legion, multiplicity, multitude, plurality, sea, swarm, throng), sokan (a good many, a great many), Mózes negyedik könyve (book of numbers, the book of numbers), költemény (piece of poetry, poem, poetry, song, strain, verse), ütem (bar, beat, cadence, lilt, measure, metre, rhythm, stave, stroke, tact, tempo). (various references) | |
Icelandic | tölur. (various references) | |
Indonesian | memperangkakan (treat as numbers), keroyokan (attack by overwhelming numbers), berbanyak-banyak (in great numbers), ambyuk (fall down, gather in large numbers, swarm). (various references) | |
Irish | huimhreacha. (various references) | |
Italian | numeri. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 計数 (figures). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | けいすう (coefficient, figures). (various references) | |
Korean | 수 (Number, Numerical, Sue). (various references) | |
Luxembourgish | zuelen. (various references) | |
Manx | ogher earrooyn (key numbers), bun-earrooyn (cardinal numbers). (various references) | |
Pidgin English | numbers. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | umbersnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | números. (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | números. (various references) | |
Quechua | yupana. (various references) | |
Romanian | numere. (various references) | |
Russian | серийный номер (serial number, serial numbers), количественные числительные (cardinal numbers), в большем количестве (in greater numbers), номер страницы (page number, page numbers), номер телефонов (telephone numbers), мошенничество (chouse, dishonesty, do, fraud, fraudulence, fraudulency, gyp, hanky-panky, knavery, numbers game, rascality, roguery, scam, scams, sharp practice, skin-game), жульничество (imposture, numbers game, scam), арифметика (arithmetic, calculating numbers, science of numbers), логарифмы (artificial numbers), дроби (broken numbers). (various references) | |
Scottish | àireamhan. (various references) | |
Slovene | številke. (various references) | |
Sotho | dinomoro. (various references) | |
Spanish | números. (various references) | |
Swahili | nambari (number, numeral). (various references) | |
Swedish | tal (articulation, conversation, discourse, figure, number, peroration, speaking, speech, speeches, sum, talk). (various references) | |
Tswana | dipalo (math). (various references) | |
Turkish | numaralar, sayilar, sayılar, eski ahitte dördüncü kitap, şiir (poem, poetic, poetical, poetry, song, verse). (various references) | |
Turkmen | tertip sanlar (ordinal numbers). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | книга чисел, вірші, велика кількість (armful, array, deal, majuscule, many, much, number, scads, superfluity), махінації (chicane, jiggery pokery, practices), арифметика (arithmetic, sums), безліч (a lot of, abundance, army, array, bag, bagful, barrel, bushel, cumulus, dozens, host, infinite, lashings, legion, lots of, multitude, number, ocean, oodles, orb, orgy, pack, plenty, reams, rout, ruck, scores, shoal, shower, ton, variety, vast, wealth, wilderness, world), підпільна лотерея. (various references) | |
Wolof | lim. (various references) | |
Xhosa | amanani. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 1, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai estai cara soi kai agalliasiV kai polloi epi th gennhsei autou carhsontai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et erit gaudium tibi et exultatio et multi in nativitate eius gaudebunt |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And he byð þe to gefean and to blisse, and manega on his acennednysse gefagniað |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye in his natyuyte. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And thou shalt have ioye and gladnes and many shall reioyce at his birth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 1, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ug mabatonan mo ang kalipay ug pagmaya, ug daghan ang magakalipay sa iyang pagkatawo; |
| Croatian | Bit æe ti radost i veselje i roðenje æe njegovo mnoge obradovati. |
| Danish | Og han skal blive dig til Glæde og Fryd, og mange skulle glædes over hans Fødsel; |
| Dutch | En u zal blijdschap en verheuging zijn, en velen zullen zich over zijn geboorte verblijden. |
| Finnish | Ja hän on oleva sinulle iloksi ja riemuksi, ja monet iloitsevat hänen syntymisestään. |
| French | Il sera pour toi un sujet de joie et d`allégresse, et plusieurs se réjouiront de sa naissance. |
| German | Und du wirst des Freude und Wonne haben, und viele werden sich seiner Geburt freuen. |
| Hungarian | És lészen tenéked örömödre és vigasságodra, és sokan fognak örvendezni az õ születésén; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Engkau akan sangat gembira dan banyak orang akan bersukaria bila anak itu lahir nanti! |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan akan jadi kesukaan dengan sukaria bagimu, serta banyak orang akan menyukakan kelahirannya. |
| Italian | Avrai gioia ed esultanza e molti si rallegreranno della sua nascita, |
| Manx Gaelic | As bee boggey as gerjagh ayd, as nee ymmodee boggey y ghoaill tra hig eh er y theihll. |
| Maori | A ka whiwhi koe i te hari me te harakoa; a he tokomaha hoki e hari i tona whanautanga. |
| Norwegian | og han skal bli dig til glede og fryd, og mange skal glede sig over hans fødsel. |
| Portuguese | e terás alegria e regozijo, e muitos se alegrarão com o seu nascimento; |
| Rumanian | El va fi pentru tine o pricinq de bucurie wi veselie, wi mulyi se vor bucura de nawterea lui. |
| Russian | Й ВХДЕФ ФЕВЕ ТБДПУФШ Й ЧЕУЕМЙЕ, Й НОПЗЙЕ П ТПЦДЕОЙЙ ЕЗП ЧПЪТБДХАФУС, |
| Shuar | |
| Spanish | Tendrás gozo y alegría, y muchos se gozarán de su nacimiento, |
| Swahili | Utakuwa na furaha kubwa na watu wengi watashangilia kwa sababu ya kuzaliwa kwake. |
| Swedish | Och han skall bliva dig till glädje och fröjd, och många skola glädja sig över hans födelse. |
| Uma | Uma mpai' mowo kagoe' -nu mpokagoe' ana' -nu tetui. Wori' tauna mpokagoe' kaputu-na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "Numbers": outnumbers, prenumbers, renumbers. (additional references) | |
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"Numbers" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: humbers, namers, Nebmare, Nubern, nubers, Nunberg. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Numbers" (pronounced nu"mberz) |
| 6 | n u" m b er z | outnumbers. |
| 4 | -m b er z | ambers, chambers, embers, limbers, members, nonmembers, remembers, timbers. |
| 3 | -b er z | absorbers, barbers, belabors, Fibers, grabbers, harbors, jobbers, labors, Lubbers, neighbors, prescribers, robbers, rubbers, sabers, sabres, scrubbers, sobers, subscribers, transcribers, webers. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-m-n-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: brumes, busmen, number, rumens, umbers. | |
-2 letters: berms, brens, brume, burns, burse, menus, mures, muser, neums, numbs, nurse, rebus, rubes, rumen, runes, sebum, serum, suber, umber. | |
-3 letters: bens, berm, bren, bums, buns, burn, burs, emus, erns, menu, muns, mure, muse, nebs, neum, nubs, numb, rebs, rems, rube, rubs, rues, rums, rune, runs, ruse, snub. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-m-n-r-s-u" | |
+2 letters: brunizems, encumbers, incumbers, numberers, penumbras, renumbers, submarine, unlimbers. | |
+3 letters: burdensome, lebensraum, membranous, mensurable, numberless, outnumbers, prenumbers, scrubwomen, slumbering, submanager, submarined, submariner, submarines, submerging, submersing, submersion, underbrims, unscramble. | |
+4 letters: crumbliness, cumberbunds, cummerbunds, disencumber, lambrequins, lebensraums, reimbursing, submanagers, submariners, submergence, submersions, subminister, subterminal, tambourines, unscrambled, unscrambler, unscrambles. | |
+5 letters: barramundies, candelabrums, cumbrousness, disbursement, disencumbers, drumbeatings, dumbfounders, encumbrances, immensurable, membranously, recumbencies, resubmission, resubmitting, submergences, subminiature, subministers, surmountable, transmutable, unmeasurable, unscramblers. | |
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