Check
Number
Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.
Usage example: number those apples and tell me how many you have
How words are described
| good | good check | good number |
| high | high check | high number |
| substantial | substantial check | substantial number |
| single | single check | single number |
| Other adjectives: small, real, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, wrong, little, final, odd, last, largest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The number of wicks you check should be either the square root of the total number of wicks or 50, whichever is larger.
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Each check had to be precise and the number of seconds you had to wait per check was always different.
- I mean, I can give you my number and you can go check with whoever you gotta check with and call me back.
Source: Discussed Trope
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