# thous

Pronunciation: say "THOWZ" /θaʊz/

## Noun

1. Plural of thou. — plural of thou
   - Simple: Plural of thou, used for thousandths of an inch. Many speakers keep thou, as in three thou.
   - _The bearing seat had worn by only two thous, well within the shop's tolerance._
   - _The inspector rejected any part more than five thous out of tolerance._
2. Plural of thou, used for instances of the pronoun thou, especially as a mark of archaic, formal, or reverent speech. — plural of thou; the use of the second-person pronoun "thou," especially as a marker of archaism, formality, or reverence; also thou's. (pronounced: say "THOWZ" /ðaʊz/)
   - Simple: Plural of thou. Used for the word thou when people say it to sound old, formal, or full of respect.
   - _The new translation strips out the thous and thees, giving the psalms a plainer modern voice._
   - _Even in casual conversation, the old preacher slipped into thous whenever he quoted scripture._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "THOWZ" /ðaʊz/

3. Third-person singular simple present of thou. — third-person singular simple present indicative of thou
   - Simple: The form of thou used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _In the scene, the duke pointedly thous the messenger, a calculated insult to a man of his rank._
   - _Whenever he reads the old poems aloud, he thous and thees like a stage actor._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/thous (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).