dozens

Meanings

• Noun

  A collection or set of twelve items.

  - "A dozen donuts."
  - "He bought a dozen eggs for baking."

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Antonyms

few

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Synonyms

a great deal , a lot , heaps , hundreds , loads , lots , many , millions , scads , scores , thousands

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dozens
buzzes , muses , fuses , confuses

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Homophones

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1. dozens (en) : A collection or set of twelve items.
   

2. dozens (sc) : A unit of measurement in the US Customary System equal to 12 pounds.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dozens that leads to same result
dozen , dozens , dozenth , baker's dozen , baker's dozens , daily dozen , daily dozens

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Etymology

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The term 'dozens' originated from Old French 'dozaine', which means 'group of twelve'.

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Trivia

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1. A dozen is the smallest unit of measurement in the Metric System that is not a base unit.

2. The term 'dozen' is also used in the US Customary System to denote a unit of measurement equal to 12 pounds.

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Related Concepts

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1. dozenal: A numeral system based on the number twelve.

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Culture

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In literature, dozens is often used as a unit of measurement, especially in the context of food or quantities. For instance, Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' mentions 'a dozen red apples'.

How to Memorize "dozens"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dozen donuts arranged in a circle.
   - Visualize a dozen apples in a basket.

2. associate
   

   - Associate dozens with the number twelve.
   - Associate dozens with a group or set of twelve items.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'A Dozen Apples Cost A Dollar' to remember the definition of dozens as a collection of twelve items.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Twelve Donuts' to remember that dozens is a unit of twelve.

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