Numbers & Quantity

residual C2

/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/ Remaining as a small amount after most of something has gone. M S

stub C2

/stʌb/ strike one's toe accidentally against an object M S

taker C2

/ˈteɪkɚ/ one who accepts an offer M S

twelfth C2

/ˈtwɛlfθ/ coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position M S

mediocrity C2

/mi.dɪˈɑk.ɹɪ.ti/ The state of being only average and not very good. M S

myriad C2

/ˈmɪriːəd/ A very large number of something. M S

outnumber C2

/ˌaʊtˈnʌmbɚ/ to be greater in number than another person, group, or thing M S

zillion C2

/ˈzɪljən/ a very large indefinite number, usually hyperbole M S

morsel C2

/ˈmɔɹsəl/ a small quantity of anything M S

iota C2

/aɪˈoʊtə/ an extremely small amount; the slightest degree M S

bushel C2

/ˈbʊʃəl/ a dry measure of capacity used for grain, fruit, and similar goods M S

proportional C2

/prəˈpɔrʃənəl/ Changing in size or amount in a way that matches another thing. M S

tenfold C2

/ˈtɛnfoʊld/ by ten times as much M S

nineteenth C2

/ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ coming next after the eighteenth in position M S

eighteenth C2

/ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/ coming next after the seventeenth in position M S

attrition C2

/əˈtɹɪʃən/ A gradual reduction in number, especially of staff who leave and are not replaced. M S

unadulterated C2

/ˌənəˈdʌltɝˌeɪtɪd/ Pure; not mixed with anything else. M S

seventeenth C2

/ˌsɛvənˈtiːnθ/ coming next after the sixteenth in position M S

proliferation C2

/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ A rapid increase in the number or spread of something. M S

aplenty C2

/əˈplɛnti/ existing in a generous or more than sufficient quantity, normally placed after the noun M S

smattering C2

/ˈsmætɚɪŋ/ A small, scattered amount or number of something. M S

houseful C2

/ˈhaʊsfəl/ as many people or things as fill or can be accommodated in a house M S

subsistence C2

/səbˈsɪstəns/ The food, money, or other things a person needs simply to stay alive. M S

threefold C2

/ˈθriːˌfoʊld/ by a factor of three M S

fiftieth C2

/ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/ the ordinal number of fifty in counting order M S

trilateral C2

/ˌtrɪˈlæ.təɹ.əl/ involving three parties M S

teem C2

/tiːm/ To be full of a large number of people, animals, or things. M S

passel C2

/ˈpæsəl/ US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of M S

numberless C2

/ˈnʌm.bɚ.ləs/ too numerous to count; existing in a very great number M S

wagonload C2

/ˈwæɡənˌloʊd/ the amount of goods or material that a wagon carries or can hold M S

proportionally C2

/pɹəˈpɔɹʃənəli/ In a way that matches the size or amount of something else. M S

thousandfold C2

/ˈθaʊ.zənd.foʊld/ one thousand times as large, numerous, or intense M S

shipload C2

/ˈʃɪploʊd/ the quantity of cargo or passengers carried by, or sufficient to fill, a ship M S

overabundance C2

/oʊvɚəˈbʌndɪnts/ a quantity that is more than what is appropriate M S

plenitude C2

/ˈplɛn.əˌtuːd/ a state of fullness, completeness, or being fully developed M S

sixtieth C2

/ˈsɪksti.əθ/ the ordinal number of sixty in counting order M S

dwarfism C2

/ˈdwɔɹfɪzəm/ A medical condition that causes a person to be much shorter than average. M S

cartload C2

/ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/ the amount that a cart can carry M S

fivefold C2

/ˈfaɪv.foʊld/ five times as large, numerous, or great M S

fourfold C2

/ˈfɔɹfoʊld/ four times as large, numerous, or great M S

seventieth C2

/ˈsɛvnti.əθ/ the ordinal number of seventy in counting order M S

superfluity C2

/ˌsuː.pəˈfluː.ɪ.ti/ extreme excess M S

eightieth C2

/ˈeɪ.ti.əθ/ the ordinal number of eighty in counting order M S

interweave C2

/ˌɪntəɹˈwiv/ To combine two or more things by weaving them together. M S

moiety C2

/ˈmɔɪəti/ a part or share, especially one of two roughly equal parts M S

wordage C2

The number of words in a piece of writing; word count. M S

gobbet C2

/ˈɡɑ.bɪt/ a lump, chunk, or fragment of something soft, especially raw flesh M S

ninetieth C2

/ˈnaɪn.ti.əθ/ the ordinal number of ninety in counting order M S

spadeful C2

/ˈspeɪd.fʊl/ the amount of earth or other material that a spade can hold or move at one time M S

quinary C2

/ˈkwaɪnəɹi/ consisting of five parts or arranged in groups of five M S

repartition C2

/ˌriː.pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/ a new or different distribution or apportionment of something M S

telescopically C2

By means of a telescope. M S

septenary C2

/sɛpˈtɛnəɹi/ consisting of seven parts, arranged in groups of seven, or relating to the number seven M S

overplus C2

/ˈoʊvɚˌplʌs/ an amount beyond what is needed, owed, or expected; a surplus or excess M S

vigesimal C2

/vɪˈdʒɛsɪməl/ based on the number twenty, especially describing a numeral system with twenty as its base M S