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  • 31two */*/*/ — UK [tuː] / US [tu] number the number 2 • put two and two together that makes two of us two wrongs don t make a right your two cents …

    English dictionary

  • 32two*/*/*/ — [tuː] number the number 2 • in two into two pieces[/ex] The explosion had broken the plane in two.[/ex] put two and two together to guess what is happening based on what you have seen or heard[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 33two — [[t]tu[/t]] n. pl. twos, adj. 1) a cardinal number, 1 plus 1 2) a symbol for this number, as 2 or II 3) a set of this many persons or things 4) amounting to two in number • in two put two and two together Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE twā (fem. and …

    From formal English to slang

  • 34two-up — 1. noun A game of chance, played by betting on the outcome of two pennies thrown in the air. Syn: kangaroo craps, swei 2. adjective printing two pages of a document on one piece of paper 3 …

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  • 35two — Synonyms and related words: biform, bifurcated, bilateral, bipartisan, bipartite, both, brace, couple, couplet, dichotomous, distich, double, double harness, doublet, duad, duadic, dual, dualistic, duet, duo, duplex, duplicated, dyad, dyadic,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 36two-up — /tooh up /, n. a game in which two players bet that two tossed coins will land either with matching or nonmatching sides facing up. [1930 35, Amer.] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 37Two up — gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously; gambling game in which two coins are spun in the air and bets are laid on whether they fall heads or tails; swy; the national game …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 38two up — Australian Slang gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously; gambling game in which two coins are spun in the air and bets are laid on whether they fall heads or tails; swy; the national game …

    English dialects glossary

  • 39two — [OE] Two is an ancient word, traceable right back to Indo European *duwo. Amongst its other descendants were Greek dúo, Latin duo (source of English deuce, double, dual, duet, duo, etc), Russian dva, and Welsh dau. In the Germanic languages,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40two — noun /tuː,tu/ a) The digit/figure 2. The number 2202 contains three twos. b) A two dollar bill. This toy is suitable for the twos and threes …

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