ˈhʌndrəd n. & adj. --n. (pl. hundreds or (in
sense 1) hundred) (in
sing., prec. by a or one) 1
the product of
ten and ten. 2 a
symbol for this (100, c, C). 3 a set of a hundred things. 4 (in
sing. or pl.) colloq. a
large number. 5 (in pl.) the years of a specified
century (the
seventeen hundreds). 6
Brit.
hist. a
subdivision of a
county or
shire, having
its own court. --adj. 1
that amount to a hundred. 2 used to express
whole hours in the 24-hour
system (thirteen hundred hours). øa (or one) hundred
per cent adv.
entirely, completely. --adj. 1
entire,
complete. 2 (usu.
with neg.)
fully recovered. hundreds and thousands
tiny coloured sweets used
chiefly for decorating cakes etc. øøhundredfold adj. & adv. hundredth adj. & n. [OE f. Gmc]