lexis4u: Other Uses of Word Number

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 34 v.04

on clothing |n| a clothing measurement.
"An item of merchandise offered for sale."
on human (number / dead) |adj| (followed by to) not showing human feeling or sensitivity: unresponsive.
on identification number |n| a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification.
"She refused to give them her Social Security number."
on magazines (number / issue) |n| one of a series published periodically.
"The October number of Vogue."
on merchandise |n| an item of merchandise offered for sale.
"She preferred the black nylon number."
"This sweater is an all-wool number."
on music |n| a piece of popular music that forms part of a longer performance.
"Madonna sang several numbers from her latest album."
on people |n| a quantity of people or things.
"A large number of people have applied for the job."
"The number of homeless people has increased dramatically."
on phone number |n| the number is used in calling a particular telephone
"He has an unlisted number."
"My phone number is 266998."
"I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number."
on position in series: used before a figure to show the position of something in a series.
"The song reached number 5 in the charts."
on teatre (number / act / routine / turn) |n| a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.

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