Definitions

1. noun

A large indefinite number of units or objects

“The store was filled with thousands of people waiting for the new iPhone to be released.”

2. noun

A unit of measurement equal to 1,000 in the imperial and United States customary systems

“The house cost $500,000, or five thousand dollars in dollars.”

3. adverb

To a very large extent or degree

“I’m so tired, I feel like I’ve been running a thousand miles today.”

4. adverb

To the extent or degree of a thousand

“He’s been working a thousand times harder than last year.”

5. adverb

Used to emphasize or intensify a statement

“I’ve read a thousand books, and this one is the best!”

6. adjective

Of or relating to the number 1,000

“The thousand-year anniversary of the city was celebrated with great fanfare.”

7. verb

To count or enumerate something

“Can you thousand the number of people at the party?”