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number
Noun
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A symbol that that is used to describe quantity; a numeral.
2, 5589, and 0 are all numbers.
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A few.
She has a number of dictionaries--four or five, I think.
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A musical, theatrical, or literary selection or production.
She chose a number from "Swan Lake" for her dance recital.
number
Verb
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To label objects with numbers.
Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.
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To total or count; to amount to.
I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
chamfer
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verb
(= furrow)
cut a furrow into a columns
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verb
(= bevel)
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
bevel the surface
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noun
(= bevel)
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
pitch
Noun
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In baseball, a pitch is when the pitcher throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it.
Matsuzaka collected 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches during a 4-1 win over Kansas City.
The batter was going to swing at the pitch but it was too high.
Gonzalez reached first in the fifth after being hit by a pitch.
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In football (soccer), a pitch is the place where the game is played.
She kicked the ball halfway down the pitch.
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A pitch is a level of excitement, anger, etc.
The anger over the changes has pushed this feeling to a fever pitch.
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A pitch is a sound at a particular frequency, how high or low a note is.
We need to listen for small changes of pitch and rhythm that lie beyond the limits of Western music.
You can hear their worry in the pitch of their voices.
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Somebody's pitch is how well they can produce or recognize a specific note.
He has perfect pitch; at age eight he played the entire Bach Toccata in D Minor by ear.
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A pitch is an explanation to encourage somebody to do something, often to convince them to buy something.
He was no good at all at fast-talking sales pitches over the telephone.
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Pitch is a sticky, black substance used to seal things like roofs.
The night was pitch black.
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A pitch is the angle, up or down of a surface or vehicle.
pitch
Verb
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If you pitch something, you throw it.
He pitched the ball for his dog.
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If you pitch something, you promote or attempt to sell something.
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If you pitch a tent, you assemble it.
The decided to pitch the tent over there.