thousands
ˈθaʊzəndz
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Definition of thousands - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

numbersthe number 1,000 or a large number
  • There were thousands of people at the concert.
  • Thousands of stars lit up the night sky.
  • The charity event attracted thousands of donors.
kilo thousand
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Expressions with thousands

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tiny multicolored sugar balls for decorating desserts
She sprinkled hundreds and thousands on the cupcakes.
large number between 100,000 and 1,000,000
Hundreds of thousands attended the concert.
large number of thousands not counted
The disaster affected untold thousands of people.
describing a very large number not counted
The event attracted untold thousands of visitors.
present or happening in very large numbers around several thousand
Fans turned up in their thousands to see the final.
the decade from 2000 to 2009
Music from the two thousands is still popular.

Origin of thousands

Old English, þūsend (thousand)

Terms with thousands included in their meaning

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religion
very large church with thousands of members, facilities, and programs
military
altitude measured in thousands of feet
macr.
acr: million
number equal to one thousand thousands
YEacr.
acr: Young Earth
belief that Earth is only thousands of years old
YECacr.
acr: Young Earth creationism
belief earth is only thousands of years old
numbers
large number of thousands not counted

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  1. French:milliers, ...
  2. German:Tausende, ...
  3. Italian:migliaia, ...
  4. Spanish:miles, ...
  5. Portuguese:milhares, ...
  6. Chinese:数千, ...
  7. Japanese:数千, ...
  8. Arabic:آلاف, ...
  9. Hebrew:אֲלָפִים, ...
  10. Russian:тысячи, ...
  11. Ukrainian:тисячі людей, ...
  12. Hindi:हजारों, ...
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