Background for dozens

dozens

/ˈdʌznz/ /ˈdʌzənz/

Illustration dozens - Image 1

noun

A set of twelve.

Examples :

"Can I have a dozen eggs, please?"

number amount math

Illustration dozens - Image 1

Illustration dozens - Image 2

noun

(as plural only, always followed by 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.

Examples :

"There must have been dozens of examples just on the first page."

number amount statistics

Illustration dozens - Image 1

noun

An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.

Examples :

"The mine yielded several dozens of iron ore this week, each representing a significant amount of valuable material. "

amount material history unit

Illustration dozens - Image 1

noun

(usually with "the") A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.

Examples :

"During lunch break, the students often played the dozens, trading funny and creative insults back and forth. "

culture language entertainment game communication