thousand
thousand is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Hence, indefinitely, a great number. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. Ps. xci.
- 2.Note: The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred.
- 3.A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI.
- 4.Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.
- 5.Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. "Perplexed with a thousand cares." Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accent
- acoustics
- among
- and
- angel
- aspirate
- audibility
- audible
- benefactor
- breathing
- brick
- cadence
- community
- demigod
- diacoustics
- diamond
- diaphonics
- distinct
- duckling
- earth
- emit
- example
- fellow
- gem
- gentleman
- give
- good
- hero
- heroine
- honest
- innocent
- intonation
- jewel
- lady
- liver
- make
- man
- men
- million
- model
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is thousand.
- What is hence, indefinitely, a great number. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. Ps. xci called?
- What is note: The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred called?
- What is a symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI called?
- What is consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred called?
- What is hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. "Perplexed with a thousand cares." Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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