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

  • (..) less likely to talk. Hmm. These guys are predators, Robby. Yeah. I-I-I talked to Sipe. He said he's seen dozens of them in the 's in Seton. He called it a "phenomenon." Why didn't he go public? He did. (..)
    2015 Spotlight
  • (..) who repped the victims in the Porter case. - Eric Macleish. That guy was always on TV. The Porter case? Remind me. Yeah, uh... father Porter, similar story. Molested dozens of kids in fall river about years ago. - So we're dropping the Boston PD? - I-I vote yes. No. We just gotta (..)
    2015 Spotlight