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| thousand | (n) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100, Syn. 1000, K, M, G, yard, one thousand, thou, grand, chiliad |
| thousand | (adj) denoting a quantity consisting of 1, 000 items or units, Syn. one thousand, k, 1000, m |
| thousand-fold | (adv) by three orders of magnitude, Syn. thousand times, Example: this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic |
| thousand island dressing | (n) mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg |
| thousandth | (n) position 1, 000 in a countable series of things |
| thousandth | (adj) the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order, Syn. 1000th |
| Thousand | n. [ OE. þousend, þusend, AS. þūsend; akin to OS. thūsundig, thūsind, OFries. thusend, D. duizend, G. tausend, OHG. tūsunt, dūsunt, Icel. þūsund, þūshund, Sw. tusen, Dan. tusind, Goth. þūsundi, Lith. tukstantis, Russ. tuisiacha; of uncertain origin. ] A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. Ps. xci. 7. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Thousand | a. |
| Thousandfold | a. Multiplied by a thousand. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Thousand legs | (Zool.) A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also |
| Thousandth | a. |
| Thousandth | n. The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided. [ 1913 Webster ] |