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dozen

/ˈdʌzən/noun, adjective2 syllables

Dozen means: being one more than eleven.

Synonyms for dozen15

noun, as in the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

twelve, 12, XII

adjective, as in being one more than eleven

twelve, 12, xii, cardinal

also used for dozen

a great deal of, a lot of, heap of, hundred of, load of, lot of, many, million of, score of, scad of, thousand of

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What does dozen mean?2

adjective

1

being one more than eleven

noun

1

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dozen?1

two syllables

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Dozen in a sentence

  • In one corner of the shop, there were a dozen umbrellas.sundown
  • A liter of milk and a dozen eggs, please.unknown
  • Buy a liter of milk, and if there are eggs, buy a dozen eggs.Spheniscine
  • It's cheaper to order things by the dozen.CK
  • It's cheaper if you order these by the dozen.CK
  • It's six of one and a half dozen of another.niceguydave
  • I want to buy a dozen of those bananas.AlanF_US
  • Do you sell eggs by the kilo or by the dozen?ismaximum

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Forms of dozen

as a noun

plural
dozens