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
