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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
There are more than a dozen notable waterfalls within an hour’s drive from town, said Mayor Michael Clarno, including Hedge Creek Falls, Burney Falls, Faery Falls and three sets of falls on the McCloud River.
That included a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports from every country, and even higher rates for dozens of countries, until they were temporarily suspended in early April.
She eventually released more than a dozen albums and sang with Dolly Parton.
District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by San Francisco and more than a dozen other municipalities that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
She has cooperated with Trump on several key measures, sending thousands of National Guard troops to fortify the northern border and transferring dozens of suspected cartel members wanted by the U.S.
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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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