Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard(adj)

   the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

2. thousand, one thousand, 1000, m, k(adj)

   denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thousand(Numeral)

   A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 100 = 10

Origin: From þusend.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thousand(noun)

   the number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects

2. Thousand(noun)

   hence, indefinitely, a great number

3. Thousand(noun)

   a symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI/

4. Thousand(adj)

   consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred

5. Thousand(adj)

   hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thousand

   thow′zand, adj. denoting ten hundred: proverbially, denoting any great number.—n. the number ten hundred: any large number.—adj. Thou′sandfold, folded a thousand times: multiplied by a thousand.—n. Thou′sand-legs, any one of the Myriapoda.—adj. Thou′sandth, the last of a thousand or of any great number.—n. one of a thousand or of any great number.—One in [of] a thousand, anything exceedingly rare, implying a high degree of rarity or excellence. [A.S. thúsend; Ger. tausend, Goth. thúsundi.]

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1. thousand

   The sum total of one hundred multiplied by ten.

   There were over a thousand people at the village fete.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thousand' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1978

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thousand' in Written Corpus Frequency: #224

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thousand' in Nouns Frequency: #250

Anagrams for thousand »

1. handouts

2. hands out

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thousand in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thousand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Fred R. Barnard:

   One picture is worth a thousand words.

2. Rene Segundo:

   A look says more than a thousand words.

3. Alexander Smith:

   The sea complains upon a thousand shores.

4. Japanese Proverb:

   The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.

5. Jose Raul Gonzalez:

   These two months have felt like a thousand years.

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