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2️⃣ Double; twofold 2️⃣ The number two ✂️ Into two parts
tway

tway

9.9
Having two parts
  • adjective
  • Archaic
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  • The tway design of the bridge allowed for separate lanes in each direction.

Examples

  • The ancient shield was tway, offering protection on both sides.

  • In the poem, the river is described as a tway stream, splitting around an island.

  • The path forked into tway directions.

  • He held tway pieces of paper in his hands.

  • The ancient shield was tway, providing protection on both sides.

  • The artist chose a tway structure to symbolize duality in his work.

  • The tway shape of the arch allowed for an elegant design that captured attention.

Synonyms

double
vstway
∞ 1.0

Twice as large or for two people

is the older label focusing on being two rather than amount
two-part
vstway
28 3.4

Made of two parts

is an older term expressing the same two-element composition
twofold
vstway
15 4.0

Having two different parts or aspects

is the archaic word for that exact two-part meaning
two-piece
vstway
1 3.1

Made of two separate parts

is the archaic form used for items that have two parts
double-barreled
vstway
  • US
1 6.0

Having two purposes or effects

is the archaic term that denotes plain two-part composition
bifold
vstway
4.1

Folding into two parts, often used for doors and wallets

is an archaic label meaning simply two parts, not folding

Antonyms

single
54 1.0

The number one or the digit 1

Surface Forms

tway positive

Etymology

Tway comes from an old English word twā meaning 'two', and is like the English words two and twin. So as an adjective tway means 'twofold' or 'double', something made of two parts.