Definition of twelve

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Twelve (n.) The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen..

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Dodecahedral :: Dodecahedral (a.) Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve equal sides..
Twelvepenny :: Twelvepenny (a.) Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.
Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing cannon with a friction tube..
Tide :: Tide (prep.) The period of twelve hours.
Quotient :: Quotient (n.) The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three..
Apostle :: Apostle (n.) Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel..
Twenty :: Twenty (n.) The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score..
Bull :: Bull (n.) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac..
Midnight :: Midnight (n.) The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
Showbread :: Showbread (n.) Bread of exhibition; loaves to set before God; -- the term used in translating the various phrases used in the Hebrew and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number, represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place..
Deltohedron :: Deltohedron (n.) A solid bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the isometric system, allied to the tetrahedron..
Dozen :: Dozen (n.) A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows.
Point :: Point (n.) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman..
Pupil :: Pupil (n.) A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female..
Duodenary :: Duodenary (a.) Containing twelve; twelvefold; increasing by twelves; duodecimal.
Aries :: Aries (n.) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March..
Dodecagon :: Dodecagon (n.) A figure or polygon bounded by twelve sides and containing twelve angles.
Rowed :: Rowed (a.) Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a twelve-rowed ear of corn..
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer..
Cuproid :: Cuproid (n.) A solid related to a tetrahedron, and contained under twelve equal triangles..
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