plural dozens or dozen
1
: a group of 12
2
: an indefinitely large number
dozens of times
3
the dozens plural in form but singular in construction
: a ritualized African American word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of an opponent's family
dozen
adjective
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of dozen in a Sentence
dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected
Recent Examples on the Web
The cookies are sold individually or in packs of two or six, or by the dozen.
—
Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Pink in the Park, originally scheduled for March 23, features a pop-up market with more than two dozen vendors, curated by AAPI art and culture organization Samasama.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Flower beds rolled into grass that descended into a grove of nearly two dozen trees lorded over by a towering 80-year-old oak.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The company has more than two dozen casino and gambling spots.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
More than a dozen states are within what’s known as the path of totality, a track more than 100 miles wide that stretches from Texas to Maine.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
There are a dozen different types: shots, pills, and implants for women, which all require prescriptions; sterilization procedures for both men and women; and barrier methods, like condoms.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Santos, who faces nearly two dozen federal criminal charges, was expelled from Congress in December, with 105 Republicans voting for his removal.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
From Biscayne Bay to Coconut Grove, high-rise condos in Miami appear to be a dime a dozen.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Pink in the Park, originally scheduled for March 23, features a pop-up market with more than two dozen vendors, curated by AAPI art and culture organization Samasama.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Flower beds rolled into grass that descended into a grove of nearly two dozen trees lorded over by a towering 80-year-old oak.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The company has more than two dozen casino and gambling spots.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
More than a dozen states are within what’s known as the path of totality, a track more than 100 miles wide that stretches from Texas to Maine.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
There are a dozen different types: shots, pills, and implants for women, which all require prescriptions; sterilization procedures for both men and women; and barrier methods, like condoms.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Santos, who faces nearly two dozen federal criminal charges, was expelled from Congress in December, with 105 Republicans voting for his removal.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
From Biscayne Bay to Coconut Grove, high-rise condos in Miami appear to be a dime a dozen.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozen. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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