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Group of twelve items
A dozen (commonly abbreviated doz or dz) is a grouping of twelve. The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive integer groupings, perhaps because there
Dozen
1967 film
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, with an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles
The_Dirty_Dozen
2003 film by Shawn Levy
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy. It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name. Both films were inspired
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_(2003_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Dirty Dozen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dirty Dozen may refer to: The Dirty Dozen (book), 2008, a Cato Institute book by Robert A. Levy
Dirty_Dozen
1948 novel by Gilbreth and Gilbreth Carey
Cheaper by the Dozen is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen
Topics referred to by the same term
dozen or Baker's Dozen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A baker's dozen is 13 items, rather than the 12 items in a standard dozen. Baker's Dozen may
Baker's dozen (disambiguation)
Baker's_dozen_(disambiguation)
2005 film by Adam Shankman
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Adam Shankman. It is the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and stars Steve
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_2
Topics referred to by the same term
A dime a dozen is an American English idiom, meaning "so common as to be practically worthless". A Dime a Dozen or Dime a Dozen may also refer to: "Dime
A_Dime_a_Dozen
Two-player insults battle of African American origin
The Dozens is a game played between two contestants in which the participants insult each other until one of them gives up. Common in African American
Dozens_(game)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up dozen, dozijn, duodecim, or Dutzend in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dozen or dozens are groupings of twelve. Dozen or Dozens may also refer
Dozen_(disambiguation)
1958 collection of short stories by Vladimir Nabokov
Nabokov's Dozen is a 1958 collection of 13 short stories by Vladimir Nabokov previously published in American magazines. Nine of them also previously
Nabokov's_Dozen
1950 film by Walter Lang
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 1950 American comedy film based upon the autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen (1948) by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film)
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_(1950_film)
2022 film by Gail Lerner
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2022 American comedy film directed by Gail Lerner (in her feature directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Kenya Barris
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022 film)
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_(2022_film)
1989 single by Shenandoah
"Two Dozen Roses" is a song written by Mac McAnally and Robert Byrne, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in August
Two_Dozen_Roses
American actor, podcaster, director, and model (born 1977)
legal drama Judging Amy. His films include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), The Fog (2005), Draft Day (2014), and The Choice
Tom_Welling
American brass band from New Orleans, Louisiana
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is an American brass band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The ensemble was established in 1977, by Benny Jones and members
Dirty_Dozen_Brass_Band
American actress (born 1976)
including Lost and Delirious (2001), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), its sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), The Prestige (2006), Looper (2012) and Angel
Piper_Perabo
2001 video game
Deadly Dozen is a 2001 World War II oriented squad-based first-person shooter video game developed by nFusion Interactive. The title refers to the famous
Deadly_Dozen
1985 American made-for-TV movie
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission is a 1985 made-for-TV film and sequel to the original 1967 film Dirty Dozen, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and reuniting
The_Dirty_Dozen:_Next_Mission
Event in British politics
Harley's Dozen were twelve new peerages created in December 1711 by the British Tory government of Robert Harley which was struggling to gain a majority
Harley's_Dozen
1958 studio album by Chuck Berry
One Dozen Berrys is the second studio album by Chuck Berry, released in March 1958 on Chess Records. With the exception of five new songs, "Rockin' at
One_Dozen_Berrys
Collection of statistical data sets
The Datasaurus dozen comprises thirteen data sets that have nearly identical simple descriptive statistics to two decimal places, yet have very different
Datasaurus_dozen
1982 single by the Damned
"Dozen Girls" is a single by the English punk rock band the Damned, released on 17 September 1982 by Bronze Records. After the experiment of "Lovely Money"
Dozen_Girls
Outlaw motorcycle club
The Dirty Dozen Motorcycle Club (DDMC) was an outlaw motorcycle club in Arizona. Founded in 1964, the Dirty Dozen became the preeminent motorcycle gang
Dirty_Dozen_Motorcycle_Club
American actress and singer (born 1987)
Agent Cody Banks (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), A Cinderella Story (2004), and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005). She later appeared in independent
Hilary_Duff
2007 American TV series or program
Kids By The Dozen is a reality television series about large families. The series was produced by Powderhouse Productions. Parents: Rick & Cathy (14 children)
Kids_by_the_Dozen
Base-12 numeral system
A duodecimal system, also known as base twelve or dozenal (from dozen), is a positional numeral system using twelve as its base. In duodecimal, the number
Duodecimal
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up six of one, half a dozen of the other in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Six of One or Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other may refer to: Six
Six_of_One
Doughnut shop in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Daily Dozen Doughnut Company is a doughnut shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Established by two sisters in 1978, the
Daily_Dozen_Doughnut_Company
Group of 144; a dozen dozen
of twelve (dozen): A gross is a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen, 122). A great gross is a group of 1,728 items (a dozen gross or a
Gross_(unit)
American novelist, podcaster and former child actress
known for her roles as Kim Baker in the first 2 films of Cheaper by the Dozen, Lulu in The Pacifier (2005) and as Sarah in the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah
Morgan_York
US television program
Baker's Dozen is a 1982 American sitcom that aired on Wednesday nights at 9:30 pm on CBS from March 17 to April 21, followed by a single episode on June
Baker's_Dozen_(TV_series)
American actor (born 2006)
Simhadri followed this with a supporting role in Disney+'s Cheaper by the Dozen in 2022. In 2023, Simhadri made a major breakthrough in his career with
Aryan_Simhadri
2018 video game
Dead Dozen is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements. The game was announced on November 8, 2017 and released by Fntastic for Windows via
Dead_Dozen
1988 American made-for-TV movie
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission is a 1988 made-for-TV film directed by Lee H. Katzin, and is the third sequel to the 1967 Robert Aldrich film The Dirty
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The_Dirty_Dozen:_The_Fatal_Mission
Personality test for dark triad
The Dark Triad Dirty Dozen (DTDD) is a brief 12-question personality inventory test to assess the possible presence of the three subclinical dark triad
Dark_Triad_Dirty_Dozen
American right-wing advocacy group
The John Birch Society (JBS) is an American right-wing political advocacy group. Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, supports social conservatism, and
John_Birch_Society
2009 album by George Thorogood
The Dirty Dozen is the fourteenth studio album by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers. released in 2009 by the label EMI America
The_Dirty_Dozen_(album)
1971 studio album by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
One Dozen Roses is a 1971 album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, issued on Motown Records' Tamla label. The penultimate album before lead singer Smokey
One_Dozen_Roses
1994 Indian comedy film
Alibaba Ara Dozen Dongalu (transl. Alibaba and Half a Dozen Thieves) is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Alibaba_Ara_Dozen_Dongalu
Solitaire card game
Baker's Dozen is a patience or card solitaire using a single pack of fifty-two playing cards. The game is so called because of the 13 columns in the game
Baker's_Dozen_(card_game)
British comic book story
"Baker's Half-Dozen" is a British comic war story published in the weekly anthology Speed from 23 February to 16 August 1980, published by IPC Magazines
Baker's_Half-Dozen
American metalcore band
A Dozen Furies was a metalcore band from Dallas, Texas. They were the winners of the 2004 MTV reality show Battle for Ozzfest. They were awarded a spot
A_Dozen_Furies
American actor
series Queen Sugar (2016–2021) and the 2022 comedy film, Cheaper by the Dozen. Durrett was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the
Timon_Kyle_Durrett
2015 British film
A Dozen Summers is a 2015 family comedy film. It was written and directed by Kenton Hall and stars Scarlet Hall, Hero Hall, Colin Baker, Ewen MacIntosh
A_Dozen_Summers
Concert series performed by Phish
The Baker's Dozen was a series of thirteen concerts performed by Vermont-based jam band Phish between July 21 and August 6, 2017 at Madison Square Garden
The Baker's Dozen (concert series)
The_Baker's_Dozen_(concert_series)
American folk rock band
The Even Dozen Jug Band was founded in 1963 by Stefan Grossman (solo country blues and ragtime guitarist) and Peter Siegel (roots-based guitarist and
Even_Dozen_Jug_Band
Sentence that uses every letter of a language's alphabet
search successfully comes to an end when the phrase "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs" is discovered (which has only 6 duplicated vowels). The scientific
Pangram
American film franchise
The Cheaper by the Dozen franchise consists of a series of films and stage adaptations, based on the real-life events of the Gilbreth family. Based on
Cheaper by the Dozen (franchise)
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_(franchise)
2002 video game
Dozen: Pacific Theater is a World War II oriented squad-based first-person shooter developed by nFusion Interactive and is the sequel to Deadly Dozen
Deadly_Dozen:_Pacific_Theater
Restaurant in the United States
Dozen Bake Shop was a bakery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. While a variety of baked goods and other dishes were offered, cupcakes were Dozen's
Dozen_Bake_Shop
2012 Indian film by Sajid Khan
Housefull 2, sometimes called Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen, is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Sajid Khan. It
Housefull_2
1991 greatest hits album by The Desert Rose Band
A Dozen Roses – Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country rock group The Desert Rose Band. It was released January 4, 1991, via
A_Dozen_Roses_–_Greatest_Hits
Soft redirect to Wiktionary
"banker's dozen", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "banker's dozen" You can also: Search for Banker's dozen in Wikipedia
Banker's_dozen
20th episode of the 6th season of The Simpsons
"Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" is the twentieth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired
Two_Dozen_and_One_Greyhounds
1972–73 comic book series
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1972 to 1973. The series was created by writer Gary Friedrich
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen
Combat_Kelly_and_the_Deadly_Dozen
American twin actors (born 1997)
Kyle and Nigel Baker in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2. They also had featured roles as Porter and Preston
Brent_and_Shane_Kinsman
Japanese Buddhist priest of the Kegon school
Dōzen Ueno (上野道善, born 1939) is a Japanese Buddhist priest of the Kegon school. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the 219th head priest (bettō) at Tōdai-ji
Dōzen_Ueno
Natural number
and preceding 145. It is coincidentally both the square of twelve (a dozen dozens, or one gross) and the twelfth Fibonacci number, and the only nontrivial
144_(number)
Bicycle race in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
The Dirty Dozen is a one-day road cycling race in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held annually on the Saturday before the Halloween holiday in October. The
Dirty Dozen (bicycle competition)
Dirty_Dozen_(bicycle_competition)
Men's professional wrestling championship ring
Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal and the Dynamite Diamond Ring for male wrestlers, both taking their respective namesake from the show. The Dynamite Dozen Battle
AEW_Dynamite_Diamond_Ring
1985 studio album by No Trend
A Dozen Dead Roses is the second studio album by American post-punk band No Trend, released in 1985 through their very own No Trend Records. The album
A_Dozen_Dead_Roses
1999 American television film
Half a Dozen Babies (also known as Life's Little Struggles) is a 1999 ABC television film. It stars Scott and Melissa Reeves. A young couple have been
Half_a_Dozen_Babies
2015 studio album by Royal Hunt
Devil's Dozen is the thirteenth studio album by power/progressive metal band Royal Hunt. This was released on 21 August 2015 via Frontiers Music Srl.
Devil's_Dozen_(album)
American philosopher
and Human Meaning, with David Baggett, Oxford University Press, 2016 Two Dozen (or so) Arguments for God: the Plantinga Project, with Trent Dougherty,
Jerry_Walls
American actor (born 1995)
Horizon. Further more, he played Mike Baker in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen. In 2004, he played Danny Pope in Mister Ed. From 2004-2005, he played Noah
Blake_Woodruff
American actor
Channel Original Movie, in 2000 and then in Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, in 2003 and 2005, respectively. Smith was born in Monrovia
Jacob_Smith_(actor)
1987 single by Kathy Mattea
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" is a song written by Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was
Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Eighteen_Wheels_and_a_Dozen_Roses
The Tragic Dozen was a period of 12 years from 1970 to 1982 during which Luis Echeverría and Lopez Portillo were presidents of Mexico. The period was
Tragic_Dozen
Book series published by John Birch Society
One Dozen Candles was a series of history and opinion books criticizing communism, labor unions, and welfare policies that was assembled by Robert W.
One_Dozen_Candles
American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1993)
actor, singer, and dancer. Their film roles include the Cheaper by the Dozen films (2003–2005) and the Step Up franchise (2006–2014). On television,
Alyson_Stoner
Words that denote non-numerical quantities
Non-numerical words". Annie. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-22. "dozen | Origin and meaning of dozen by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved
Non-numerical words for quantities
Non-numerical_words_for_quantities
American film producer
False Move, Signal 7) to big-budget studio films (Cheaper by the Dozen, Cheaper by the Dozen 2). He began his career in the film industry as an exhibitor
Ben_Myron
Canadian actress (born 1986)
Larry Crowne. She also had a minor part in Adam Shankman's Cheaper by the Dozen 2, in which her father appeared. Her most notable role was Twyla Sands on
Sarah_Levy_(actress)
Group of filmmaking students
The Dirty Dozen is the nickname for a group of filmmaking students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts within the University of Southern California during
The_Dirty_Dozen_(filmmaking)
1987 American made-for-TV movie
Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission is a 1987 made-for-TV film and is the second sequel to the original The Dirty Dozen. It features an all-new 'dirty dozen,'
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
The_Dirty_Dozen:_The_Deadly_Mission
1988 film
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen is a 1988 stand-up comedy concert film directed by Lenny Wong and starring Tim Allen, Chris Rock, Bill Hicks, Jackie Martling
Comedy's_Dirtiest_Dozen
American screenwriter (born 1963)
screenwriter who has worked on projects such as the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Toy Story, Money Talks and Garfield: The Movie. He frequently works with
Joel_Cohen_(writer)
American actress, comedian, writer and director (born 1961)
2nd, Jumanji, Jerry Maguire, The Green Mile, Cheaper by the Dozen, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and Red One. Hunt has done voice work starting with A Bug's
Bonnie_Hunt
Australian noise rock duo
Party Dozen are an Australian noise rock duo from Sydney, formed in the mid-2010s by saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and drummer Jonathan Boulet. The band have
Party_Dozen
Kurt Vonnegut essay collection
Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut is a collection of twelve essays written by the American author Kurt Vonnegut. The essays were originally
Vonnegut_by_the_Dozen
Canadian-American filmmaker and actor (born 1968)
comedy films like Big Fat Liar (2002), Just Married (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006). He then found further success as the
Shawn_Levy
Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ben Rumson in Paint Your Wagon (1969), Walker in Point Blank (1967)
Lee Marvin on screen and stage
Lee_Marvin_on_screen_and_stage
Natural number
number following 47 and preceding 49. It is one third of a gross, or four dozen. 48 is a highly composite number, and a Størmer number. By a classical result
48_(number)
American actor (1922–1994)
Told (1965), Genghis Khan (1965), Battle of the Bulge (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Horror Express (1972), Lisa and the Devil
Telly_Savalas
Advocacy organisation
media platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Labeled as The Disinformation Dozen, they were: Joseph Mercola, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ty and Charlene Bollinger
Center for Countering Digital Hate
Center_for_Countering_Digital_Hate
1975 Dallas Cowboys rookies
The Dirty Dozen were the rookies that made the Dallas Cowboys team in 1975. These players were credited with helping the Cowboys advance to Super Bowl
Dirty Dozen (American football)
Dirty_Dozen_(American_football)
American comedian and actor (born 1967)
Intuition (2008), Best Night of My Life (2010), and Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015). Since 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer
Jamie_Foxx
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up cheaper by the dozen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cheaper by the Dozen is a biographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and
Cheaper by the Dozen (disambiguation)
Cheaper_by_the_Dozen_(disambiguation)
1989 novella by Howard Waldrop
A Dozen Tough Jobs is a novella by Howard Waldrop which retells the Twelve Labors of Hercules in the Depression-era American South. It was a Nebula Award
A_Dozen_Tough_Jobs
Casino game of chance
roulette 0 is considered neither even nor odd. Dozen bet: A bet that the number will be in the chosen dozen: first (1–12, première douzaine or P12), second
Roulette
1989 studio album by Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Voodoo is an album by the New Orleans brass band the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, released in 1989. It was the band's Columbia Records debut. The album was
Voodoo (Dirty Dozen Brass Band album)
Voodoo_(Dirty_Dozen_Brass_Band_album)
19th episode of the 2nd season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"The Dirty Half Dozen" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Based on the Marvel Comics
The_Dirty_Half_Dozen
German fairy tale
Book) tried to reconstruct the protoform of the tale, which he named "A Dozen at One Blow". In the English version of the story collection Grimm's Goblins:
The_Brave_Little_Tailor
The "Dean Dozen", in American politics, was the collective term for six groups of 12 candidates endorsed by Democracy for America, the political action
Dean_Dozen
Seal family which includes the walrus
past, however, the group was much more diverse, and includes more than a dozen fossil genera. All genera except Odobenus are extinct. †Archaeodobenus †Prototaria
Odobenidae
American hip-hop producer
his first album, Dirty Dozen, was released on Chocolate Industries. It contained material from two EPs, Cash and Half Dozen, as well as previously unreleased
Push_Button_Objects
Topics referred to by the same term
following 11 and preceding 13 December, the twelfth and final month of the year Dozen, a group of twelve. 12 BC AD 12 1912 2012 Twelve (2010 film), based on the
12
American actress
Between 2002 and 2006, she appeared as Jessica Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel, as well as Lucy Miller in the second and third films of
Liliana_Mumy
American photographer and former actress
In 2022, Brittany and she starred in the 2022 remake of Cheaper by the Dozen, marking her first acting role since 2002. Daniel and Cole Hauser began
Cynthia_Daniel
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DOZEN
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the dozen places in England called Anstey or Ansty, from Old English Änstiga, a compound of Än ‘one’ + stÄ«g ‘path’, denoting a short stretch of road forking at both ends. The surname is found principally in Somerset and the West Country.
DOZEN
DOZEN
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire, around which once stood the famous Sherwood Forest. The place is so called from Old English scīr ‘shire’ or scīr ‘bright’ + wudu ‘wood’.Americanized form of some Jewish name.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Wise Adviser; Old Friend
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Wandering in Heaven
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Green; Lion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place named Christon, possibly the one in Somerset (named with Celtic crūg ‘hill’ + Old English tūn ‘settlement’), but more likely from Christon Bank in Northumberland, the surname now occurring predominantly in the northeastern counties of England.
Girl/Female
Latin
Colonist.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of the king of gods
Male
Norse
 Old Norse name composed of the name of the god Thor and the word ketill "cauldron," hence "Þórr's cauldron."
Girl/Female
American, Basque, Danish, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Italian, Latin, Marathi, Spanish
Theresa; Harvest; Seeker; Virgin; Patron of Housewives and Servants; Flower Name; Little Hope; Small Girl; Little Rose
Male
Portuguese
Galician-Portuguese form of Latin Angelus, ANXO means "angel, messenger."
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n.
A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles and in different countries. In England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or 20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool, twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.
pl.
of Dozen
pl.
of Dozen
sing. & pl.
The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.
n.
An indefinite small number.
n.
A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows.
a.
Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceae) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.
n.
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
a.
Twelfth.
n.
A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood.
n.
The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a company; a throng.
n.
A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.
a.
One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.
n.
Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
n.
The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.