the number equivalent to the product of a hundred and ten; 1,000:a thousand metrestwo thousand acresthousands have been killed (Roman numeral: m, M)
(thousands) the numbers from one thousand to 9,999:the cost of repairs could be in the thousands
(usually thousands) informal an unspecified large number:you’ll meet thousands of girls before you find the one you likeI have imagined it a thousand times
