forty-eight

[ fawr-tee-eyt ]

/ ˈfɔr tiˈeɪt /

a cardinal number, 40 plus 8.

a symbol for this number, as 48 or XLVIII.

a set of this many persons or things.

the forty-eight, the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.

amounting to 48 in number.

Words nearby forty-eight

Forty-eight works from 37 artists, including 18 women, are on display, and the selection is eclectic.

Pharrell’s ‘GIRLS’ Exhibit Stars...Pharrell? |Liza Foreman |May 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Forty-eight hours before, I had been in a helicopter that was getting shot at in Iraq.

Eric Greitens, Former Navy SEAL, on Helping Military Veterans |Eric Greitens |May 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Forty-eight percent of the poll respondents said the average American consumes too many natural resources.

New Poll Finds Americans Are Worried About Runaway Population Growth |Jerry Karnas |February 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Forty-eight percent say they are pro-life, while 46 percent say they are pro-choice.

Newsweek Survey: Oprah, Clinton Most Admired Women in America | |March 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Forty-eight percent of men said in a Marist poll this month that they are “very enthusiastic” about voting, the most of any group.

Losing the American Dream |Kirsten Powers |September 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Cover it, and leave for forty-eight hours; then decant into bottles, being careful to leave all sediment behind.

What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes |Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Give me your answer within forty-eight hours; and meanwhile hold no communication with my ward.

The Parisians, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Although De Caen had brought eighteen new settlers, the colony was reduced to only forty-eight.

The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation |Charles Roger
By a deed of exchange the greedy king obtained forty-eight acres of land, some marshes, and two inns.

Haunted London |Walter Thornbury
He was kept at sea forty-eight hours by contrary winds, but reached Jersey at last on an October morning.

Raleigh |Edmund Gosse