Number
Number noun - The number is used in calling a particular telephone.
Usage example: he has an unlisted number
Sign and number are semantically related in symbol topic. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a noun "Number", when it comes to topics like representation, unit of the mathematical system.
Sign
Sign noun - A movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling.
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Synonyms for Sign
Number and sign are semantically related in symbol topic. Sometimes you can use "Number" instead a noun "Sign", if it concerns topics such as representation.
How words are described
| good | good number | good sign |
| equal | equal number | equal sign |
| certain | certain number | certain sign |
| original | original number | original sign |
| Other adjectives: single, small, actual, real, massive, large, big, great, huge, wrong, little, new, final, next, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Population: X, and Counting: At the start, a gunshot is heard, the population sign goes down one number and a sign reading "Sheriff Wanted" pops up.
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At the start of the Looney Tunes short "Drip Along Daffy", a gunshot is heard, the population sign goes down one number and a sign reading "Sheriff Wanted" pops up.
Source: Population: X, and Counting -
Explanation An Imagine Spot gives Lisa good advice from the greater-than sign, the infinity symbol, and the number twenty-seven.
Source: Memes / The Simpsons
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