plural of thousand

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³

Alternative form of one thousand, the number 1000 = 10³.

In the sense of the sugar decoration, an error for hundreds and thousands. / An imprecise or unknown number between one hundred thousand and a million; numbering hundreds of thousands.

An indefinite but emphatically large number. / (Australia, Britain, New Zealand) Tiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar, sprinkled over ice cream, desserts or party foods.

The decade of the 2000s.

plural of long thousand

Bryophyllum delagoense, a succulent plant native to Madagascar. / Saxifraga stolonifera (creeping saxifrage). / Soleirolia soleirolii, a plant in the nettle family.

A large number of people in one place or doing one thing.

Any of the fourteen independent mountains on Earth, all located in Asia, that extend more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.