noun🔗ShareA group of twelve items."Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves."numbergroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA twelve-bore gun."My uncle uses his twelve to hunt ducks in the fall. "weaponmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA jury (normally composed of twelve persons)."The twelve will deliberate the case of the missing library book. "lawgovernmentgroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolice; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer"The twelve investigated the suspicious package left near the school. "policelawgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
numeral🔗ShareThe cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII."There are twelve months in a year."numbermathessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
numeral🔗ShareLaw enforcement; the police"The twelve responded quickly to the report of a robbery. "policenumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading