dozens

Noun

Meaning

of Dozen

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scores plenty piles loads lots heaps oodles twelve gobs tons stacks rafts lashings scads slews
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Antonyms

one few little bit handful of defined band of limited set of
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Hypernyms

large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity

Phrases with the word

dirty dozens dozens of 10 dozens - 20 by the dozens

Examples

I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth. Mignon McLaughlin

The human being is a most curious creature. He thinks he has got one soul, and he has got dozens. D. H. Lawrence

In theory, everybody buys the best and cheapest commodities offered to him on the market. In practice, if every one went around pricing, and chemically testing before purchasing, the dozens of soaps or fabrics or brands of bread which are for sale, economic life would become hopelessly jammed. Edward Bernays

It is unacceptable that immigrants, including children, are shackled and detained in deplorable conditions. And it is unacceptable that already this year immigrants have died by the dozens in the California desert or in other parts of the Southwest. Roger Mahony

As a dreamer of dreams and a travelin' man, I have chalked up many a mile. Read dozens of books about heroes and crooks, And I've learned much from both of their styles. Jimmy Buffett

One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

dozenal dozenalism dozenalist dozens of dozens offer dozenth