Associations to the word «Hundred»

Wiktionary

HUNDRED, noun. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.
HUNDRED, noun. (US) (Canada) A hundred-dollar bill.
HUNDRED, noun. (historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides
HUNDRED, noun. (historical) Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire
HUNDRED, noun. (cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.
HUNDRED YEARS' WAR, proper noun. A conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453.

Dictionary definition

HUNDRED, noun. Ten 10s.
HUNDRED, adjective. Being ten more than ninety.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley