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Inflections of 'dozen' (n):

dozens: npl (When not preceded by a number—e.g. "Dozens of people came to the meeting.")

dozen: npl (When preceded by a number—e.g. "I counted the eggs and there were two dozen of them.")

Collocations for "dozen"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dozen" in context.

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dozen

n

a baker's dozen
can [hold, seat, sleep] up to a dozen
only [wanted, ordered, needed] half a dozen
only [wanted] a half dozen
must have eaten a dozen (or more)
[left, came, exited] by the dozens
are [sold, bought] by the dozen
must have been [at least, more than] a dozen (of them)
(his excuses) are a dime a dozen
[less, more, greater] than a dozen

adj

[a, two] dozen [eggs, roses, of them]
a dozen [pieces, parts, pairs]
have told you (at least) a dozen times
a dozen different [ways, types, kinds]
a dozen years ago
can think of a dozen reasons
at least a dozen ways (to do it)
the album has a dozen [songs, tracks]

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'dozen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

about - bagel - baker - dime - egg - half - jail - pepper - piece - rose - round - six - twelve

Forum discussions with the word(s) "dozen" in the title:

'a dime a dozen' / 'so common' - English Only forum
‘the law might take nearly half a dozen positions’ - English Only forum
(a) few dozen - English Only forum
A dime a dozen - English Only forum
a dozen - English Only forum
a dozen - English Only forum
a dozen / hundred / thousand times. - English Only forum
a dozen = a lot of / twelve - English Only forum
A dozen 124-pound XP canisters - English Only forum
a dozen chapters too long - English Only forum
a dozen different kinds concrete - English Only forum
a dozen e-mails with Kate - English Only forum
A dozen idiots <tore ass up> the tube. - English Only forum
a dozen long - English Only forum
A dozen of - English Only forum
A dozen <of> eggs - English Only forum
a dozen <of> men - English Only forum
a dozen of something vs a dozen something - English Only forum
A dozen old hair-drying machines - English Only forum
a dozen or more - English Only forum
a dozen or so/a dozen or more/several dozen/a few dozen - English Only forum
a dozen rights groups - English Only forum
a dozen sopers - English Only forum
a dozen sorts of - English Only forum
a dozen yards from the main road - English Only forum
a dozen years - English Only forum
A dozen years - English Only forum
A dozen years ago, common decency would have hushed the thing - English Only forum
a dozen years along or less - English Only forum
a few dozen times - English Only forum
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