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

  • (..) Enough! I don't want excuses, doctor, I want answers. Mayor Lionheart, please. We're doing everything we can. Really? Cause I got a dozen and a half animals here who've gone off the rails crazy, And you can't tell me why. Now I'd call that awfully far from doing everything! (..)
    2016 Zootopia
  • (..) - Hopps! Abandoning your post. Inciting a scurry. Reckless endangerment of rodents... But, to be fair, you did stop a master criminal from stealing two dozen moldy onions. Hate to disagree with you, sir, but those aren't onions. Those are .. called midnicampum holisithius(?). (..)
    2016 Zootopia