thousand

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thousand

A thousand colorful balloons rise into the clear blue sky.

Definition

  1. Cardinal number:

    • The natural number following nine hundred ninety-nine (999) and preceding one thousand one (1,001); represented numerically as 1,000 or M in Roman numerals. It is the product of ten and one hundred.

  2. Adjective:

    • Denoting a quantity consisting of exactly 1,000 items or units.
    • Used informally to emphasize a very large but indefinite number.
Examples of Usage

  • As a cardinal number:

    • The stadium can hold over fifty thousand spectators.
    • One thousand grams equals one kilogram.

  • As an adjective:

    • The charity raised several thousand dollars.
    • She has read a thousand books on the subject.
Advanced Usage

  • "A thousand and one": Used to mean a very great but indefinite number.

    • He had a thousand and one things to do before the trip.

  • "One in a thousand": Describing something or someone exceptionally rare or excellent.

    • Her kindness makes her one in a thousand.

  • "Thousands upon thousands": An emphatic phrase indicating an extremely large, uncountable number.

    • Thousands upon thousands of stars were visible in the clear night sky.
Variants and Related Words

  • Thousandth (ordinal number & noun): Constituting number one thousand in a sequence; one of a thousand equal parts.

    • He finished in the thousandth place. (ordinal)
    • A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter. (noun)

  • Thousandfold (adjective & adverb): Multiplied by one thousand; by a factor of a thousand.

    • The investment saw a thousandfold return. (adjective)
    • The bacteria multiplied thousandfold. (adverb)
Synonyms
  • K or k (informal, especially in finance and computing): Often used as an abbreviation for thousand.
    • He earns 80K a year. (80 thousand)
  • Grand (slang, especially for money): A thousand dollars or pounds.
    • The car cost him twenty grand.
  • Chiliad (rare, formal): A group of one thousand things or years.
Related Phrases

  • By the thousand(s): In very large numbers.

    • Protesters gathered by the thousand.

  • A picture is worth a thousand words: An idiom meaning a complex idea can be conveyed more effectively with an image than with a description.

Idioms

  • To die a thousand deaths: To suffer extreme anxiety or fear.

    • Waiting for the test results, I died a thousand deaths.

  • A thousand-yard stare: A vacant, unfocused gaze characteristic of someone who has experienced severe trauma or shock.

    • The veteran had a thousand-yard stare as he recalled the battle.
thousand

A thousand colorful balloons rise into the clear blue sky.

Adjective
  1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

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