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two
[ too ]
noun
- a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
- a symbol for this number, as 2 or II.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with two pips.
adjective
- amounting to two in number.
two
/ tuː /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one. It is a prime number See also number
- a numeral, 2, II, (ii), etc, representing this number
- music the numeral 2 used as the lower figure in a time signature, indicating that the beat is measured in minims
- something representing, represented by, or consisting of two units, such as a playing card with two symbols on it
- Also calledtwo o'clock two hours after noon or midnight
- in twoin or into two parts
break the bread in two
- put two and two togetherto make an inference from available evidence, esp an obvious inference
- that makes two of usthe same applies to me
determiner
- amounting to two
two nails
- ( as pronoun )
he bought two
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of two1
Idioms and Phrases
- in two, into two separate parts, as halves:
A bolt of lightning split the tree in two.
- put two and two together, to draw a correct conclusion from the given circumstances; infer:
It didn't require a great mind to put two and two together.
More idioms and phrases containing two
- fall between the crack (two stools)
- for two cents
- game that two can play
- goody-two-shoes
- in two shakes
- it takes two
- kill two birds with one stone
- know all the answers (a thing or two)
- lesser of two evils
- like as two peas in a pod
- no two ways about it
- of two minds
- put two and two together
- that makes two of us
- thing or two
- wear two hats
Example Sentences
Two of the NBA’s best defensive clubs collided Wednesday night and with that came the expectations of a slugfest between the Clippers and Orlando Magic.
Cronin hasn’t been happy with the performance of center Aday Mara, who had two turnovers in as many minutes Wednesday.
It's a familiar intergenerational exchange - and a theme explored in Only Child, a new six-part sitcom that brings together two of Scotland's biggest comedy talents.
The two men are friends in real life and there's an obvious chemistry between them.
McHugh is hopeful it will join a growing list of Scotland-based comedies such as Two Doors Down that have successfully reached across borders.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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