Word Explorer

Twelve

/twɛlv/

A group of twelve items.

📖 Definitions of "Twelve"

noun
  1. 1

    A group of twelve items.

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

  2. 2

    A twelve-bore gun.

  3. 3

    A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).

  4. 4

    Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer

numeral
  1. 1

    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."

  2. 2

    Law enforcement; the police

Translate “Twelve” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.