dozen

Definition

  • noun: a group of 12 people or things
  • noun: a group of 12
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: many, heap, a great deal

Examples

  • He showed us around the house while 'talking nineteen to the dozen'. [=('US') 'talking a blue streak']

  • People entered the park 'by/in the dozens'. [=large groups of people entered the park]

  • We'll need a couple 'dozen' hot dogs for the party. [=we will need about 24 hot dogs]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) But, the only piece of concrete evidence we've got, is a video of Janet faking an incident. Yeah, but there have been literally dozens of genuine incidents. You might want this. And, just because she faked it this once, doesn't change the fact that... No, it changes everything. (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2