dozen

Universal Words noun, determiner (plural dozen) 1 [C] (abbreviation doz.) a group of twelve of the same thing: Give me a dozen, please. * two dozen eggs * three dozen red roses 2 [C] a group of approximately twelve people or things: several dozen / a few dozen people * The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people. * Only about half a dozen people turned up. * There was only space for a half-dozen tables. 3 (dozens) [pl.] ~ (of sth) (informal) a lot of people or things: They arrived in dozens (= in large numbers). * I've been there dozens of times. IDIOMS see BAKER, DIME, NINETEEN, SIX