a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

thousands

a thousand, 1000

a millennium; a thousand years

a year

a fossil / petrifaction / (metaphor, insult) out-of-date person, thing

to fossilize

(adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory) emphasizes disgust, contempt, or otherwise negative feelings of the speaker: whatever

change into, transform

a male given name