Dozens has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a large number or amount
"made lots of new friends"
"she amassed stacks of newspapers"
2
plural of dozen
"The bickering siblings turned their nightly argument into dozens, trading sharp comebacks until both were laughing too hard to continue."
3
A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.
In plain English: Dozens is another way of saying many times twelve, often used to describe a large group of things.
"We bought dozens of eggs for the party."
Example Sentences
"We bought dozens of eggs for the party."
noun
"She bought dozens of eggs to bake cookies for the party."
noun
"Dozens of people attended the weekend concert in the park."
noun
"I have spent dozens of hours studying for my final exams."
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)