dozennoun [ C ], determiner
uk/ˈdʌz.ən/us/ˈdʌz.ən/B1 twelve:
a dozen eggs
This recipe makes three dozen cookies.
Could you get me half a dozen (= six) eggs when you go to the supermarket?
informal I've spoken to him dozens of (= many) times, but I still don't know his name!
The refugees arrived by the dozen/in their dozens (= in large numbers).
More examples
- Most people would be hard-pressed to name more than half a dozen members of the government.
- He sent a dozen roses to his betrothed.
- Most office buildings have dozens of air ducts and vents.
- There are dozens of different dyes to choose from.
- Books like this are a dime a dozen.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Numbers: groups of things according to number
- baker's dozen
- brace
- companion
- couple
- dyad
- gross
- pair
- score
- triad
- trinity
- trio
- twosome
Idiom(s)
nineteen/ten to the dozen