12
Eggs per carton
Twelve, written as the numeral 12, is the cardinal number between eleven and thirteen.
It holds special significance as the basis for dozens and appears throughout measurement and timekeeping: twelve inches in a foot, twelve hours on a clock face, twelve months in a year.
Many cultural and religious traditions feature twelve prominently—twelve apostles, twelve zodiac signs, twelve days of Christmas.
In casual speech, a 12 may refer to a twelve-pack of beverages or, in some communities, police officers (from the radio code 10-12 or the TV show *Adam-12*).
One more than eleven
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- evenUniform and level
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- divisibleAble to be separated
factors · duodecimal · numeral · digit · dozen · gross · divisors
Reproductive cells in shells
- baker'sPertaining to bread professionals
- thirteenAfter twelve, before fourteen
- grossTotal before subtractions
- cartonPaperboard packaging container
half-dozen · counting · quantity · bulk · pack · doughnuts · rolls · roses
Sixty-minute span
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- noonDay's exact middle
- middayTwelve hours after midnight
- o'clockHour indicator phrase
analog · face · hands · dial · chime · strike · am · lunchtime
Zealous promoters of causes
- tribesAncestral social groups
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- OlympiansGreek gods or top athletes
- laborsStrenuous physical efforts
knights · jurors · completeness · sacred
Year's opening month
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
- MarchYear's third month
- AprilYear's fourth month
- MayYear's fifth month
June · July · August · September · October · November · December · calendar
Youth approaching thirteen
- preteenChild approaching adolescence
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- pubertySexual development stage
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
birthday · youth · adolescence · confirmation
twelve
One more than eleven
divisible · factors · duodecimal · numeral · digit · dozen · gross · divisors
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
- baker'sPertaining to bread professionals
- thirteenAfter twelve, before fourteen
- grossTotal before subtractions
carton · half-dozen · counting · quantity · bulk · pack · doughnuts · rolls · roses · oysters
hour
Sixty-minute span
o'clock · analog · face · hands · dial · chime · strike · am · lunchtime · clockwise
apostles
Zealous promoters of causes
labors · knights · jurors · completeness · sacred
January
Year's opening month
May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December · calendar · Gregorian
tween
Youth approaching thirteen
coming-of-age · birthday · youth · adolescence · confirmation
- 12 pmStart of afternoon
- 12-step programAddiction rehabilitation framework
- grade 12Final secondary school level
- K through 12Complete pre-college education
- 12-hour clockTime display cycling twice daily
- 12 Angry MenCourtroom deliberation film