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num¹

  • /nʌm/

Rhymes with -ʌm

Where it comes from

Inflection of nim.

verb

  1. participle, past past participle of nim

num²

  • /nʌm/

Rhymes with -ʌm

Where it comes from

Shortening of number.

noun nums · num.

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of number
  2. abbreviation Abbreviation of numeral

num³

  • /nʌm/

Rhymes with -ʌm

Where it comes from

Likely onomatopoeic.

interjection nom

  1. colloquial Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Speaking from a microphone in the audience, a woman in her 20s said she was impressed with the trailer because it shows off Mr. Pattinson’s back muscles. “I think I can speak for all of us when I say num, num, num,” she said to screams. (Mr. Pattinson looked mortified.)

NUM⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of National Union of Mineworkers

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: number, contr, name, post, position, nbr, numbers, not, yummy, yum, nam, ber, bers, deadened, anesthetized, paralyzed

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MLA

"num." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/num. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

num. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/num

Chicago

"num." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/num.

BibTeX
@misc{num_2026,
  title = {num},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/num},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}