Number
Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.
Plan
Plan verb - To work out the details of (something) in advance.
How words are described
| good | good number | good plan |
| exact | exact number | exact plan |
| similar | similar number | similar plan |
| specific | specific number | specific plan |
| Other adjectives: current, original, single, actual, real, big, great, huge, little, new, final, ridiculous, greater, larger, next, last, insane, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Or if the letter doesn't actually have anything to do with the number of plans before it (e.g., it's called "plan B" because it involves a trip to Belgium).
Source: Time for Plan B - Better plan on only running thirteen episodesnote or whatever the magic number for syndication is instead of the usual 22-26.
Source: Only Barely Renewed -
In "Scandal in Belgravia", the flight number associated with Mycroft's plan to foil a terrorist plot to blow up a Jumbo Jet, said jet's flight number is "007".
Source: Series / Sherlock
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Plan or Number. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/plan.
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