Dozens

Definition

dozen /'dʌzn/ n ( pl dozens or unchanged when counting sth) ( abbr doz ) ဒါဇင္။ Eggs are sold by the dozen. ❍ They're 70 cents a dozen. ❍ Pack them in dozens. ❍ Half a dozen (ie 6) eggs, please. ❍ We need three dozen boxes. ❏ dozens of [ IDM ] ( infml ) အမ်ားႀကီး။ She's had dozens of boyfriends. ❏ talk, etc nineteen to the dozen [ IDM ] ေတာင္စဥ္ေရမရ ေျပာသည္။ ေပါက္ကရ ေတာက္ေလွ်ာက္ေျပာသည္။ They were chatting away nineteen to the dozen.

Examples

1. A dozen red roses
2. [half a dozen] : We need half a dozen (=six) eggs for the cake.
3. A few dozen protesters waved placards.
4. [half a dozen] : There were only half a dozen people at the party.
5. I must have mentioned him dozens of times in my letters.
6. Nine people were killed and dozens were injured in street clashes.
7. [dozens and dozens] : I’ve talked to dozens and dozens of people and they all agree it’s wrong.