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dozen
1[ duhz-uhn ]
noun
- a group of 12.
- the dozens, Slang. a ritualized game typically engaged in by two persons each of whom attempts to outdo the other in insults directed against members of the other's family (usually used in the phrase play the dozens ).
adjective
dozen
2[ doh-zuhn ]
verb (used with object)
- to stun.
dozen
/ ˈʌə /
determiner
- preceded bya or a numeral
- twelve or a group of twelve
a dozen eggs
two dozen oranges
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural )
give me a dozen
there are at least a dozen who haven't arrived yet
noun
- by the dozenin large quantities
- See baker's dozen
- talk nineteen to the dozento talk without stopping
Derived Forms
- ˈdzԳٳ, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dozen1
Idioms and Phrases
see baker's dozen ; by the dozen ; daily dozen ; dime a dozen ; six of one, half dozen of the other .Example Sentences
“And en masse, dozens and now over 100 attorneys decided that they’d rather not do what their job requires them to do.”
This month, whales have died in Long Beach and Huntington Beach from the toxin and dozens of pelicans have become ill, with their offspring on the brink of starvation.
Houthi-run authorities have said strikes have killed dozens of civilians, but they have reported few casualties among the group's members.
Nadine manages nearly a dozen direct reports from New York, most of whom live in different cities.
County, which ran dozens of facilities that confined and cared for juveniles, the law kickstarted a deluge of litigation that still hasn’t stopped.
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Related Words
- twelve
- xii
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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