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 investigations come amid concerns about the safety of thousands of U.S. bridges and days after more than two dozen river barges broke loose and struck a closed span in Pittsburgh.
—
Eric Tucker, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Its wings are offered with a choice of nearly two dozen sauces.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
The agents hurried to the store and saw a man walk out with more than a dozen AK-47 style rifles, load them into a car, and drive off.
—Ieva Jusionyte, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Enjoy the gyoza à la carte or in bento boxes, and with nearly a dozen dipping sauces such as cilantro chile, yuzu kosho and ponzu.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town’s hundreds of homeless people, then play resumed as though nothing had happened.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The Salemi Kim’s never became fully operational, however, and, after languishing in boxes for a dozen years, the collection made its way back to New York.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The hit is felt by dozens of workers and companies who depended on SDC for work.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
The cookies are sold individually or in packs of two or six, or by the dozen.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Eric Tucker, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Its wings are offered with a choice of nearly two dozen sauces.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
The agents hurried to the store and saw a man walk out with more than a dozen AK-47 style rifles, load them into a car, and drive off.
—Ieva Jusionyte, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Enjoy the gyoza à la carte or in bento boxes, and with nearly a dozen dipping sauces such as cilantro chile, yuzu kosho and ponzu.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town’s hundreds of homeless people, then play resumed as though nothing had happened.
—Claire Rush, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The Salemi Kim’s never became fully operational, however, and, after languishing in boxes for a dozen years, the collection made its way back to New York.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The hit is felt by dozens of workers and companies who depended on SDC for work.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
The cookies are sold individually or in packs of two or six, or by the dozen.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozen. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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