hundreds and thousands

Noun

Meaning

An indefinite but emphatically large number.

(Australia, Britain, New Zealand) Tiny balls or strands of multicoloured sugar, sprinkled over ice cream, desserts or party foods.
Synonyms: (US) nonpareil, nonpareils, (US) sprinkles; see also Thesaurus:sprinkles

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

jimmy sprinkles

Examples

Adults who might not have done a jigsaw in years might pick anything from a 250-piece puzzle upwards – although repeat patterns of hundreds and thousands of baked beans should be left to the practised puzzler. Source: Internet

Around 50 years ago in the 1970s the successful high-calorie dessert became a restaurant cliche, and received a bit of a retro makeover with the addition of hundreds and thousands and synthetic cream. Source: Internet

It has proven itself a very reliable firearm, hundreds and thousands of rounds at a time. Source: Internet

“One that’s taking hundreds and thousands of lives. Source: Internet

The 29th and current Sultan of Brunei has hundreds and thousands of everything that doesn't even exist in a layman's dream! Source: Internet

They can enter homes and buildings by the hundreds and thousands. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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