Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of thousand
"The charity raised thousands for the new animal shelter."
In plain English: Thousands is a number that represents groups of one thousand, which is a lot more than just one hundred.
"Thousands of people gathered in the city square to celebrate the holiday."
Derived from Old English þūsenda, this plural form originally meant groups of one thousand, with the root tracing back to Proto-Germanic hundun and ultimately PIE kṃtom. The term evolved through Middle English as a standard numerical suffix indicating large quantities.