apostle |
(sometimes capitalized) one of the first twelve disciples of Jesus Christ. |
checker1 |
one of the disks used as a game piece in checkers. Checkers is a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
checkers |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
condor |
one of two kinds of vultures that are the largest flying birds of the Western Hemisphere. They have a bald head and neck, dark feathers, and can measure twelve feet across when they spread their wings. |
disciple |
one of the twelve original followers of Jesus Christ; apostle. [1/2 definitions] |
dozen |
a group of twelve. [2 definitions] |
foot |
a unit of length equal to twelve inches or 30.48 centimeters. (abbreviated: ft.) [1/3 definitions] |
gross |
twelve dozen or 144. [1/5 definitions] |
guitar |
a stringed instrument with a long neck and five, six, or twelve strings that are strummed or plucked. |
high school |
a school that begins with grades nine or ten and ends with grade twelve. |
midnight |
twelve o'clock at night. |
month |
one of the twelve parts of a year. |
noon |
twelve o'clock in the daytime; midday. |
tide |
the change in the height of the surface of oceans and other large bodies of water that happens about every twelve hours. Tides are caused by the pull of the moon and sun. [1/3 definitions] |
twelfth |
one of twelve equal parts of a whole; 1/12. [1/3 definitions] |
twelve |
being twelve in number. [1/3 definitions] |
year |
a unit of time equal to 365 days or, every fourth year, 366 days, from January through December; twelve months. (abbreviated: yr.) [1/4 definitions] |
zodiac |
an imaginary belt in the heavens that includes the paths of the sun, moon, and planets as seen from the earth. The zodiac is divided into twelve equal signs or parts. Each part is named for a constellation that appears within the belt. |