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thous

SayTHOWZ/θaʊz/
As a verbTHOWZ

3 meanings of thous

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of thou, used for thousandths of an inch. Many speakers keep thou, as in three thou.

    The machine part was three thous too wide, so it had to be made again.

    The two parts differ by only a few thous, so they still fit.

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  2. 2
    SayTHOWZ/ðaʊz/
    noun
    Plural of thou. Used for the word thou when people say it to sound old, formal, or full of respect.

    The school play was full of thees and thous.

    Grandpa's prayers at dinner always had lots of thous in them.

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  3. 3
    verb
    The form of thou used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    My brother thous me when he wants to sound like a knight.

    In the play, the angry king thous his servant to show he looks down on him.

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thous is a form of thou

thou, noun: A thousand, often a thousand dollars or pounds. Full entry

Forms
thou also pluralthous plural
Spelling
thou → thous: add -s

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