twelve

About 31.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony code for 12, used only with o'clock to indicate direction.
2. numeral The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

   There are twelve months in a year.

3. noun A group of twelve items.

   Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.

4. noun A twelve-bore gun.
5. noun A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
6. noun The police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer.
7. noun Front (front side of something, position in front of something).

   watch your twelve

Similar words

dozen cardinal xii ten twenty-second december midnight noon midi fresh

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Word family

12 Twelve Twelves twelfth twelfths twelves