plural hundreds or hundred
1
: a number equal to 10 times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
hundreds plural
a
: the numbers 100 to 999
b
: a great number
hundreds of times
3
: a 100-dollar bill
4
: a subdivision of some English and American counties
hundred
adjective
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of hundred in a Sentence
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The birds have strutted the streets for hundreds of years, arriving in the 1600s with some of the earliest European colonists, according to the New York Public Library.
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Amazon is already host to hundreds of discounts on roller suitcases, weekender bags, and luggage sets, but Prime members get access to the most impressive deals found on the site.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
These racks are sturdy (most can hold up to hundreds of pounds) and can handle your big-ticket items, like golf clubs, skis, snowboards, and even bikes.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
There are hundreds of options on the market, so finding your favorite can take some trial and error, but don't fret, because our editors did the testing for you.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
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Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Amazon is already host to hundreds of discounts on roller suitcases, weekender bags, and luggage sets, but Prime members get access to the most impressive deals found on the site.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
These racks are sturdy (most can hold up to hundreds of pounds) and can handle your big-ticket items, like golf clubs, skis, snowboards, and even bikes.
—Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
There are hundreds of options on the market, so finding your favorite can take some trial and error, but don't fret, because our editors did the testing for you.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Hundred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hundred. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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