'Thousand' definitions:

Definition of 'thousand'

From: WordNet
adjective
Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, m, k]
noun
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard]

Definition of 'Thousand'

From: GCIDE
  • Thousand \Thou"sand\, n. [OE. [thorn]ousend, [thorn]usend, AS. [thorn][=u]send; akin to OS. th[=u]sundig, th[=u]sind, OFries. thusend, D. duizend, G. tausend, OHG. t[=u]sunt, d[=u]sunt, Icel. [thorn][=u]sund, [thorn][=u]shund, Sw. tusen, Dan. tusind, Goth. [thorn][=u]sundi, Lith. tukstantis, Russ. tuisiacha; of uncertain origin.]
  • 1. The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, indefinitely, a great number. [1913 Webster]
  • A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. --Ps. xci. 7. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI[Crev]. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Thousand'

From: GCIDE
  • Thousand \Thou"sand\, a.
  • 1. Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. "Perplexed with a thousand cares." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'thousand'

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