Noun
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
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