thou
A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inchA unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch (25.4 µm).
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» I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
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2 sensesA 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.
(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?
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Examples
168 sentencesI don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.
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
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
"Thou shalt not steal" is one of the Ten Commandments.
ru"Не укради" - одна из Десяти заповедей. — marafon
O me, what hast thou done?
Origin
Clipping of thou(sandth). Clipping of thou(sand).Forms
plural: thous / thouSynonyms
12 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.