thirty-six

[ thur-tee-siks ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 6.
2. a symbol for this number, as 36 or XXXVI.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 36 in number.

Example Sentences

Springfield is now dealing with the fallout, with local officials receiving thirty-six bomb threats as of Tuesday evening, which Bryan Heck, the city manager, said has induced "fear and panic" and "depleting resources."

From Salon

In the score, he instructed the soloist and orchestra to play very softly and at an unhurried tempo of thirty-six quarter notes per minute.

From New York Times

Fourteen days passed, three hundred and thirty-six hours flew by, twenty thousand one hundred and sixty minutes whistled past, twelve million ninety six thousand seconds roared away....

From Literature

He played cards for thirty-six hours straight before he left New York, winning a couple hundred dollars.

From Literature

Though the December skies were cloudy, everyone felt a little safer when they flew over the airfield to pick up their escort and found thirty-six Soviet fighter aircraft joining them in the sky.

From Literature