twenty-four

[ twen-tee-fawr, -fohr, twuhn- ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 4.
2. a symbol for this number, as 24 or XXIV.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 24 in number.

Example Sentences

“Paintball is a game. Dungeons and Dragons is a game. Survival Night is REAL. For twenty-four hours, you will be living in a postapocalyptic world.”

From Literature

The Russians, with twenty-four cavalry divisions, had over a million horses.

From Literature

But the past twenty-four hours had changed him.

From Literature

A total of twenty-four employees across the business have been made redundant.

From BBC

I couldn’t imagine spending twenty-four hours a day, every day with her.

From Literature