| above |
When something is higher than something else in number, amount, or level, we can say that it is above it. The number ten is above the number nine, for example. [1/4 definitions] |
| abundant |
large in amount or number; more than enough. |
| acreage |
the number of acres in an area of land. |
| addend |
a number or amount added to another to form a sum. |
| address |
the place where one lives or a business is located. The address has the street name and number, city, and state or province. [1/6 definitions] |
| a few |
a small number of things or people. |
| after |
We use "after" when we are talking about the order of things. When one thing comes first, the next thing comes after it. The letter B comes after the letter A in the alphabet. The number 2 comes after the number 1. [1/5 definitions] |
| age |
Your age is the number of years you have lived. [1/7 definitions] |
| algae |
organisms that live mainly in the water and make their food through photosynthesis. Algae are different from plants in that they have no true leaves, roots, or stems. Seaweeds are one form of algae, but there are many others, including a large number that cannot be seen without a microscope. "Algae" is the plural form of the word "alga." |
| all |
the total number. [1/8 definitions] |
| any |
an amount of something; a number of. [1/5 definitions] |
| apartment building |
a building in which there are a number of individual apartments. |
| area code |
a set of three numbers given to different areas of the United States and Canada for telephone service. An area code must be dialed before the telephone number when calling someone outside a local area. |
| army |
a great number of people or things. [1/3 definitions] |
| at least |
If you are going to invite at least ten people to your party, then you might invite more than ten, but you will not invite less. Ten is the smallest number of people that you will invite. [1/2 definitions] |
| attendance |
the number of people present. [1/2 definitions] |
| average |
the number gotten by adding two or more quantities and then dividing that result by the number of quantities added. [1/7 definitions] |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| batch |
an amount of something or a number of similar things grouped or considered as a whole. [1/2 definitions] |
| big |
large in size, number, or weight. [1/3 definitions] |
| billion |
the number that is equal to one thousand times one million; 1,000,000,000. [4 definitions] |