dozen

/'dʌzn/

Thân thiện

She bought a dozen fresh eggs at the market.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A group or set of twelve: "dozen" refers to the cardinal number 12, or a collection of twelve items.
   • A large, indefinite number (often plural: "dozens"): When used in the plural form, it can indicate a large but unspecified quantity.

2. Adjective:

   • Consisting of twelve: Used before a noun to specify a quantity of twelve items.

Examples

• Noun:

  • I need to buy a dozen eggs. (I need to buy twelve eggs.)
  • She has dozens of stamps in her collection. (She has many stamps in her collection.)

• Adjective:

  • He ordered a dozen roses. (He ordered twelve roses.)
  • The recipe calls for two dozen cookies. (The recipe requires twenty-four cookies.)

Advanced Usage

• "by the dozen": in large quantities or groups of twelve.

  • They were selling the souvenirs by the dozen. (They were selling the souvenirs in groups of twelve or in large quantities.)

• "a dime a dozen": very common and of little value.

  • Ideas like that are a dime a dozen. (Ideas like that are very common and not special.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dozen (adj, n): The standard form.
• Baker's dozen (n): A set of thirteen items.
  • The baker gave me a baker's dozen, so I got 13 bagels.
• Half-dozen (n): A set of six items.
  • I'll take a half-dozen of those, please.

Synonyms

• Twelve: The cardinal number.
• XII: The Roman numeral for twelve.

Related Phrases

• Six of one, half a dozen of the other: Used to say that two alternatives are essentially the same.
  • Taking the highway or the back roads is six of one, half a dozen of the other; the travel time is the same.

Related Idioms

• To talk nineteen to the dozen: To talk very quickly and without stopping.
  • She was talking nineteen to the dozen about her vacation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

Từ đồng nghĩa

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