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dozen
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dozen, n.
1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered three dozen).
2 a set or group of twelve (packed in dozens).
3 colloq. about twelve, a fairly large indefinite number.
4 (in pl.; usu. foll. by of) colloq. very many (made dozens of mistakes).
5 (the dozens) a Black American game or ritualized exchange of verbal insults.
1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered three dozen).
2 a set or group of twelve (packed in dozens).
3 colloq. about twelve, a fairly large indefinite number.
4 (in pl.; usu. foll. by of) colloq. very many (made dozens of mistakes).
5 (the dozens) a Black American game or ritualized exchange of verbal insults.
Idiom
by the dozen in large quantities. talk nineteen to the dozen Brit. talk incessantly.
Derivative
dozenth adj. & n.
Etymology
ME f. OF dozeine, ult. f. L duodecim twelve
THESAURUS
dozen
L, Sexagesima, boxcar, boxcars, duodecimo, eighty, eleven, fifteen, fifty, five and twenty, fortnight, forty, four and twenty, fourscore, fourscore and ten, fourteen, half a hundred, long dozen, ninety, nonagenarian, octogenarian, quindecennial, quindecim, quindecima, quindene, score, septuagenarian, seventy, sexagenarian, sexagenary, sexagesimo-quarto, sixteen, sixteenmo, sixty, sixty-four, sixty-fourmo, teens, thirteen, thirty-two, thirty-twomo, threescore, threescore and ten, twelve, twelvemo, twenty, twenty-five, twenty-four, twenty-fourmo, two dozen, two weeks, twoscoreROGET THESAURUS
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Five
N five, five, cinque, quint, quincux, six, half-a- dozen, half dozen, seven, eight, nine, three times three, dicker, ten, decade, eleven, twelve, dozen, thirteen, long dozen, baker's dozen, quintuplet, twenty, score, twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen, twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred, forty, two score, fifty, half a hundred, sixty, three score, seventy, three score and ten, eighty, four score, ninety, fourscore and ten, sestiad, hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century, hundredweight, cwt, one hundred and forty-four, gross, thousand, chiliad, millennium, thousand years, grand, myriad, ten thousand, ban, man, ten thousand years, banzai, lac, one hundred thousand, plum, million, thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion, five, quinary, quintuple, fifth, senary, sextuple, sixth, seventh, septuple, octuple, eighth, ninefold, ninth, tenfold, decimal, denary, decuple, tenth, eleventh, duodenary, duodenal, twelfth, in one's 'teens, thirteenth, vicesimal, vigesimal, twentieth, twenty-fourth, vicenary, vicennial, centuple, centuplicate, centennial, centenary, centurial, secular, hundredth, thousandth.For further exploring for "dozen" in Webster Dictionary Online