doz
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- noun
- /dʌz/
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docena
- This recipe makes about three dozen mini cupcakes.
Yeah, it was, it was the Baker's dozen at the time.
- Yeah, it was, it was the Baker's dozen at the time.
- And, you know, they did a dozen innovations.
- But then since then there's been like dozens of other alternate coins that people have invented.
- It's four dozen natural scented incense.
- Like over my life, I've had, I don't know, a couple of dozen apartments and living spaces.
Examples
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When I look up at the night sky from Cambridge, I can only see a few dozen stars.
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You go into the App Store and it's the same couple dozen applications that are highlighted.
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And, you know, they did a dozen innovations.
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Taste is limited to about a dozen different sensations.
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At the market, I bought a dozen roses for my sister's birthday.
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The bakery sells fresh bread by the dozen every morning.
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He collected a dozen shiny new coins from the treasure chest.
Synonyms
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A number that is one more than eleven
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A group of twelve things or people
An old local word for twelve
Surface Forms
Etymology
Doz is a short form of dozen, a word that comes from old words meaning 'twelve' — think of a box of a dozen eggs. So a doz means a group of twelve items.