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thousandthe number 1,000; a very large number

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the number 1,000; a very large number

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈθaʊzənd/

Example Sentences

  • My mom asked me to clean my room a thousand times, but I'm still 'busy' playing games.
  • I've told you a thousand times not to put pineapple on pizza!
  • There are thousands of books in the library.

thousand

NOUN

[/ˈθaʊzənd/]

the number 1,000; a very large number

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈθaʊzənd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈθaʊzənd/

🌳Etymology

Rootthousand

🎵Rhyme

towzandhowzand
towzand
howzand

🔗Collocations

a thousand times
thousands of
one in a thousand
thousand years
thousand dollars
thank you a thousand times

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom asked me to clean my room a thousand times, but I'm still 'busy' playing games.

😄 Fun example

I've told you a thousand times not to put pineapple on pizza!

There are thousands of books in the library.

The company earned over a thousand dollars in profit.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

countlessnumerousmyriadmultitude

Antonyms

fewhandfulcouple

Related

hundredmilliondozenscoreplenty

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