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Definitions for Dozen

[1] a group of 12.
[2] 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 ).
[3] twelve.
[4] to stun.
[5] (preceded by a or a numeral ) twelve or a group of twelve a 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
[6] by the dozen in large quantities
[7] See baker's dozen
[8] talk nineteen to the dozen to talk without stopping

Words related to Dozen

twelve

Words nearby Dozen

doyley, doz., doze, doze off, dozed, dozen, dozens, dozenth, dozer, dozy, doña

Origin of Dozen

21325–75; Middle English (Scots); see doze1

Word origin for Dozen

C13: from Old French douzaine, from douze twelve, from Latin duodecim, from duo two + decem ten

Synonyms for Dozen

twelve, xii, boxcars, dodecahedral