dozen
1
[ duhz-uh n ]
/ ˈdʌz ən /
noun, plural doz·ens, (as after a numeral) doz·en.
a group of 12.
the dozens, Slang.
a ritualized game typically engaged in by two persons each of whom attempts to outdo the other in insults directed against members of the other's family (usually used in the phrase play the dozens).
adjective
Origin of dozen
1
1250–1300; Middle English
dozeine < Old French
do(u)zaine, equivalent to
do(u)ze (< Latin
duodecim) +
-aine (< Latin
-āna)
-an
Definition for dozen (2 of 2)
dozen
2
[ doh-zuh n ]
/ ˈdoʊ zən /
verb (used with object) Scot.
to stun.
Origin of dozen
2
1325–75; Middle English (Scots); see
doze1
Example sentences from the Web for dozen
British Dictionary definitions for dozen
dozen
/ (ˈdʌzən) /
determiner
(preceded by a or a numeral)
- twelve or a group of twelvea dozen eggs; two dozen oranges
- (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural)give me a dozen; there are at least a dozen who haven't arrived yet
noun plural dozens or dozen
by the dozen
in large quantities
See baker's dozen
talk nineteen to the dozen
to talk without stopping
See also
dozens
Derived forms of dozen
dozenth, adjectiveWord Origin for dozen
C13: from Old French
douzaine, from
douze twelve, from Latin
duodecim, from
duo two +
decem ten
Idioms and Phrases with dozen
dozen
see baker's dozen; by the dozen; daily dozen; dime a dozen; six of one, half dozen of the other.