Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What is a dozen?

What is a dozen? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (countable) A set of twelve.
  2. (of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.
  3. (metallurgy) An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
At least a dozen music and dance styles, ranging from war dances to wedding music, fall under this spectrum.
He said that about a dozen warplanes had dropped bombs on the target, accompanied by support planes.
There were colorful pareos, wrapped for wear in sundry ways by Tahitian women, who can get by with half a dozen as their entire wardrobe.
For a moment I toyed with presenting myself as a wanton temptress with a dozen regular gentlemen callers and a bedside drawer full of Mates.
The next morning I awoke to the bellows, grunts and snorts of a dozen huge elephant seals wallowing on the black beach below the sleeping dongas.
In college, pursuing the zombie lifestyle, he washes down a dozen Quaaludes with Jack Daniels.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
5-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024