multiplication
times | an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division, the product of two numbers is computed, the multiplication of four by three gives twelve, four times three equals twelve |
| Times Square | the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, heart of the New York theater district, site of annual celebration of New Year's |
f tons
dozens
heaps
lots
piles
scores
stacks
loads
rafts
slews
wads
oodles
gobs
scads
lashings | a large number or amount, made lots of new friends, she amassed stacks of newspapers |
| times | a more or less definite period of time now or previously present, it was a sign of the times |
modern times
present times
modern world
contemporary world | the circumstances and ideas of the present age, in modern times like these |
| Roman times | the time period during which Rome dominated Europe |
past
past times
yesteryear | the time that has elapsed, forget the past |
| hard times | a time of difficulty |
auld langsyne
langsyne
old times
good old days | past times remembered with nostalgia |
occasionally
on occasion
once in a while
now and then
now and again
at times
from time to time | now and then or here and there, he was arrogant and occasionally callous, open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees, they visit New York on occasion, now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us, as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention |
thousand-fold
thousand times | by three orders of magnitude, this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic |
fourfold
four times | by a factor of four, the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years |
millionfold
a million times | by a factor of a million, it increased a millionfold |
hundredfold
a hundred times | by a factor of one hundred, they money increased a hundredfold |
ninefold
nine times | by a factor of nine, my investment has increased ninefold |
sixfold
six times | by a factor of six, the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills |
threefold
three times | by a factor of three, our rent increased threefold in the past five years |
twofold
two times | by a factor of two, the price increased twofold last year |