numbers
nounnounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈnʌmbəz//
- United States//ˈnʌmbɚz//
Many individuals as a group.
noun
- 1
Also a form of numberplural of number
noun
- 1
Many individuals as a group.
Numbers of people have visited the fair.
Unlike fairies who could produce only a single child every twenty years, Mud People bred like rodents. Numbers would subdue even magic.
Wrex: We didn't have the numbers to go to war. Even if we did, the genophage made sure we couldn't replenish our numbers fast enough.
- 2
Variant of numbers gameEllipsis of numbers game.
Her aunt played the numbers every day for years.
verb
- 1
Also a form of numberthird-person singular simple present indicative of number