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. 1.Hence, indefinitely, a great number. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. Ps. xci.
  2. 2.Note: The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred.
  3. 3.A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI.
  4. 4.Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.
  5. 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).

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  • 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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