two
- noun
- /tuː/
- He played a two to complete his set of cards in the game.
Examples
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Well, he might have a pair of twos, but then again, you never know with old Steve.
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- Do you have any twos?
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The players mix groups of twos and threes, and they speed up and slow down.
Academic text (2014) -
There were little groups of riders in twos and threes all over the place.
Blog text (12) -
Then the students began to disperse by twos and threes up and down the street.
Fiction book (1993) -
Line up by twos.
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"Sidewalk counselors walked quietly, usually in twos, back and forth in front of the clinic.
Academic text (1991) -
The heynim, barely one hundred in all, drifted in twos and threes high above the city rooftops.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the game of poker, I was delighted to draw a two of hearts.
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You can find a two in every suit of a standard deck of playing cards.
Synonyms
A card or die showing two spots
Idioms
To try to please two people or groups who want different things and fail to please either
Compounds
- Offensive
A person who always tries to be good and follow rules, annoying others
- Offensive
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone else while still with their partner
A form of football where another player stops someone by touching them with both hands
A slow tree animal from Central and South America with two long claws on each front foot
- Informal
A belief that food dropped on the floor for less than two seconds is still safe to eat
- Australian
Touch football where another player touches someone twice to tackle them
- Jargon
A practice where soccer players control and pass the ball using two touches
- Jargon
A football exercise where each player may touch the ball only twice before passing
- Specialized
A flat shape like a square or circle with length and width but no depth
- Specialized
Something flat like a picture that has length and width but no depth
- Specialized
A physics question about how two objects move when they pull on each other, for example by gravity
- Jargon
A difficulty when two partners both need jobs in the same place, making moving hard
- Specialized
A farming tool with two blades that turns over soil when pulled by a tractor
- Specialized
A hard red wheat grown in Russia and Germany used mostly to feed farm animals
- Archaic
A size for printed letters that printers often use for headings, about 36 points
Surface Forms
Etymology
Two as a card name simply comes from the number two. It names the card that shows 'two' spots, which is why players call it a two.