dozen
1noun, plural doz·ens, (as after a numeral) doz·en.
adjective
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1dozen
2verb (used with object) Scot.
Origin of dozen
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Contemporary Examples of dozens
Within hours, the Indonesian navy said dozens of bodies were being seen.
Dozens of tearful family members huddled at the Surabaya and Singapore airports, anxiously awaiting news of loved ones.
Justin gazed out from the dim interior as more than 300 police motorcycles from dozens of jurisdictions rumbled past.
So the following year dozens of Santas, in full red and white trim, boarded a plane to Portland.
Emory is also one of dozens of higher education institutions with open Title IX sexual violence investigations.
Historical Examples of dozens
Centipedes and millipedes in dozens came too, and were not welcome.
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
There were dozens, perhaps hundreds, of them; I am not deaf.
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
Now, there are dozens of catacombs; the environs of Rome are honeycombed with them.
The Three Cities Trilogy, CompleteEmile Zola
And yet there were dozens of other points where an attack in force was possible.
That stranger fully meant to send her off, too; he said so dozens of times.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln