Meaning

2 senses
  1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch (25.4 µm).

    We just wanted to take off a few thou, which we easily did with fine sandpaper.

  2. (slang)A thousand, especially a thousand of some currency (dollars, pounds sterling, etc.).

    Whoa there, big spender — that'll cost you a few thou. Are you sure you can afford it?

More definitions
  • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Examples

168 sentences
  1. I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.

  2. We be of one blood, thou and I.

    Ми з вами однієї крові - ви і я. — mrtaistoi

    ruМы с тобой одной крови, ты и я. — Ooneykcall

    deDu und ich und ich und du, wir sind vom gleichen Blute! — mrtaistoi

  3. God help thee, brother, as thou hast so helped two of us.

    Хай тобі Бог помагає, брате, за те, що ти нам двом так допоміг. — aandrusiak

  4. "Thou shalt not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments.

    ru"Не укради" - одна из Десяти заповедей. — marafon

  5. O me, what hast thou done?

Origin

Clipping of thou(sandth). Clipping of thou(sand).

Clipping of thou(sandth).

Clipping of thou(sand).

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Forms

plural: thous / thou
Singularthou
Pluralthous / thou

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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