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Definition of a number
number
noun
- a song.
Citation from "The Righteous Brothers", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 2 Episode 18 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: music (related to).
Last edited on Nov 30 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 30 2010.
- an article of clothing. Usually limited to describing one that shows off the wearer's body.
She was wearing a sexy little number.
- See more words with the same meaning: clothing in general.
Last edited on Feb 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 07 2011.
- a person with some notable characteristic.
She was a sexy little number.
- See more words with the same meaning: dude, person of unspecified gender.
Last edited on Feb 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 07 2011.
- phone number.
Can I get your number?
- See more words with the same meaning: phone number.
Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 20 2013.
- a casual sex partner.
This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.Last edited on Jan 24 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 09 2016.
- currency amounts, especially in reference to sales, profit, and expenses in a business setting. Usually used in the plural.
Last month's numbers look pretty bad.
He's got to improve his numbers or he's going to get kicked off the sales team.
I'm putting together a forecast for sales numbers over the next six months.
Last edited on Jan 31 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 31 2018.
noun - uncountable
- a person's number of sexual partners.
Last edited on Feb 09 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 09 2016.
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Other terms relating to 'clothing in general': | |
Definitions include: overalls. | |
Definitions include: old or distressed clothing one wears to work in an environment that may be dirty or wet but that does not merit use of coveralls or protective gear. | |
Definitions include: term of address for a male stranger. | |
Definitions include: alternate spelling of hoodie. | |
Definitions include: "tuxedo". | |
Definitions include: attractive; "hot". | |
Definitions include: male genitalia, especially the testicles. | |
Definitions include: a tuxedo. | |
Definitions include: clothes. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "party juice" - a mixed drink prepared in large quantities for parties. | |
Definitions include: what a person is wearing; "outfit". | |
Definitions include: clothes. | |
Definitions include: Australia, New Zealand, and UK equivalent of "fanny pack". | |
Definitions include: a "wardrobe" of one's clothes that's laying on the floor. | |
Other terms relating to 'dude, person of unspecified gender': | |
Definitions include: a member of the Bloods gang. | |
Definitions include: "mother fucker". | |
Definitions include: to swear. | |
Definitions include: a person very skilled in a particular area. | |
Definitions include: a good person. | |
Definitions include: a male. | |
Definitions include: to stare at a person in an aggressive way. | |
Definitions include: an expert or person one goes to for advice or a paid specialist in a given field. | |
Definitions include: a cigarette. | |
Definitions include: to stare at. | |
Definitions include: See also the man. | |
Definitions include: affectionate form of reference or address for one's significant other. | |
Definitions include: a person who has both street and book knowledge. | |
Definitions include: a formidable person. | |
Definitions include: a person who dyes their hair blonde. | |
Other terms relating to 'music (related to)': | |
Definitions include: a song or song fragment that gets stuck in one's head. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "no big deal". | |
Definitions include: a glam metal band. | |
Definitions include: old-fashioned. | |
Definitions include: to dance. | |
Definitions include: interesting, strange; "weird". | |
Definitions include: to play the piano. | |
Definitions include: to be great, exciting, or fun. | |
Definitions include: a genre of music that, among other characteristics, is emotional and melodramatic. | |
Definitions include: a karaoke singer. | |
Definitions include: song. | |
Definitions include: the event in which a DJ is playing records ("spinning") and doesn't properly match beat tempos while transitioning ("crossfading") from one track to another. | |
Definitions include: admission paid to get into a bar, dance club, etc. | |
Definitions include: to perform music enthusiastically. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "new guitar day". | |
Other terms relating to 'phone number': | |
Definitions include: phone number. |
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Other terms relating to 'number': | |
Definitions include: to do math. | |
Definitions include: to do a poor job. | |
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
Definitions include: to urinate. | |
Definitions include: to defecate; "poop". | |
Definitions include: To be recalcitrant, stubborn, unruly, resistant, not a team player, unsportsmanlike. | |
Definitions include: a session of urination. | |
Definitions include: a session of defecation. | |
Definitions include: a session of masturbation. | |
Definitions include: a person whose job involves crunching numbers (that is, doing math.) | |
Definitions include: urination. | |
Definitions include: defecation. | |
Definitions include: one is in trouble. |
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