thousand
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
How often you will meet it
Rank 390 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 50,489 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.024% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 also: one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G
adjective
- denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units also: one thousand, 1000, m, k
thousand in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Andrew, after being attached to the cross, preached during two days to twenty thousand persons.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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Nay, we could quote a thousand modern instances of the power of music quite as astonishing.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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There were good voices among the thousand odd workmen, and Johnny McLean could not well live without music.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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As a rule, he is charming to me, and we sit in the studio and talk of a thousand things.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1