Twenty

Definition: Twenty

Twenty

Adjective

1. Denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units.

Noun

1. The cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "twenty" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Twenty

Five

Noun: five, cinque, quint, quincux; six, half-a-dozen, half dozen; seven; eight; nine, three times three; dicker; ten, decade; eleven; twelve, dozen; thirteen; long dozen, baker's dozen; quintuplet; twenty, score; twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen; twenty-five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred; forty, two score; fifty, half a hundred; sixty, three score; seventy, three score and ten; eighty, four score; ninety, fourscore and ten; sestiad.

Crosswords: Twenty

Pidgin English (twenty).

Yeah, like twenty years ago! (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

The audience left twenty years ago. (Sunset Blvd.; writing credit: Charles Brackett)

She can suck a golf ball through twenty feet of garden hose. (Beverly Hills Cop II; writing credit: Eddie Murphy; Robert D. Wachs)

Lose twenty, twenty-five percent of the hostages. (Die Hard; writing credit: Jeb Stuart)

Twenty thousand francs says it isn't. (Casablanca; writing credit: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. Based on the play 'Everybody Comes to Rick's' by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison.)

One hun' twenty, five foot two ? (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

Some girls got twenty reasons why (Girls of Summer; performing artist: Aerosmith)

Twenty inches pop my feather, The Bird man daddy (Still Fly; performing artist: Big Tymers)

Will you remember this night, twenty years now lost (Stay Together For The Kids; performing artist: Blink-182)

In the back of a dream car twenty foot long (Golden Years; performing artist: DAVID BOWIE)

Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Twenty Plus Two (1961)

Love Begins at Twenty (1936)

Twenty Dollars a Week (1935)

God Gave Me Twenty Cents (1926)

Heart of Twenty (1920)

Unwell (performing artist: MATCHBOX TWENTY)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea/Completely Restored and Annotated (reference)

• Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea (reference)

• Scripture Twisting: Twenty Ways the Cults Misread the Bible (reference)

• In the Words of Angels: Twenty Inspiring Stories from Touched By An Angel (reference)

• Parties and Democracy: Coalition Formation and Government Functioning in Twenty States (Comparative European Politics) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Matchbox Twenty - Live from Australia (reference)

• VH1 Storytellers - Matchbox Twenty (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Chopin: Twenty Four Préludes Op.28 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Twenty 4 Pac (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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This image shows the big stumps of the Brazilian Peppers that have been cut to make way for mangroves. Brazilian Pepper bushes can reach twenty feet in height. During the restoration, bushes as big as 9" in diameter were cleared to provide habitat for mangroves to recolonize. Without restoration efforts to clear Brazilian Pepper, the bush could take over mangrove habitat in two years time. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

In HYDROLAB's twenty years, no serious hyperbaric accidents occurred. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

West (door) elevation. Photograph by Gerda Peterich, September 1962. (Reproduction Number: HABS ME,3-PORTS,1-2) This unusual-looking lighthouse is built of curved cast-iron plates whose seams are cleverly disguised by six decorative Corinthian columns. Built in 1855 and rebuilt twenty years later, the lighthouse may have been the work of Thomas Ustick Walter, designer of the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The lighthouse's flashing red beacon helped guide ships from Casco Bay through the entrance to Portland Harbor. Wooden sheds and a six-room house for the lighthouse-keeper were added at a later date but have since been removed. The lighthouse itself was abandoned in 1943. Credit: Library of Congress.

Rock-handling Process (1908). Measured drawing delineated by Richard K. Anderson, Jr., 1978. (Reproduction Number: HAER, MI-2, sheet 18 of 34) Like many copper-mining operations on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Quincy Mining Company depended on complex processes such as the one illustrated in this HAER drawing to handle the copper and rock blasted from mines. At the company's No. 2 mine, the Shaft-Rockhouse separated the copper and rock mechanically into three distinct groups: "mass" copper (pure ore), poor rock containing little or no copper ore, and ore-rich rock and chunks larger than twenty inches. Once separated, the mass copper was shipped directly to smelters via the Great Lakes, the poor rock was crushed for use in road construction, and the material in the third group was crushed before shipment to smelters. Credit: Library of Congress.

Colored lithograph, published by N. Currier, New York, 1844. It depicts the explosion of a heavy gun on board USS Princeton, in the Potomac River, which killed or mortally wounded seven and injured about twenty people. Some of those present are identified below the image, including (from left): Mr. Wilkins; Mr. Perrine; Lieutenant Hunt; Representative Virgil Maxcy, of Maryland; Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur; Captain Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; Thomas Gilmer, Secretary of the Navy; Captain Robert F. Stockton; Sailors; Senator Phelps and Senator Thomas Hart Benton. Maxcy, Upshur, Kennon and Gilmer were among those killed. Stockton and Benton were among the injured. Credit: NAVY.

Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board as part of the process leading to the Montana class (BB-67--71) battleship design. This plan, dated 14 February 1940, is for a ship of 54,500 tons standard displacement and 64,500 tons trial displacement, with a main battery of twelve 16"/50 guns, a secondary battery of twenty 5"/54 guns and a 150,000 horsepower powerplant for a speed of 28 knots. Ship's dimensions are: waterline length 870'; waterline beam 114'; draft 36'. Scale of the original drawing is 1/32" = 1'. Port side 5" gun arrangement is labeled "previous secondary battery arrangement". Starboard side has a "proposed secondary battery arrangement.". Credit: NAVY.

The returned prodigal shows signs of relapse : Old Observer (who has several other aliases)--"what is the fatted calf to a party that has eaten husks for twenty years. Give him the whole herd". Credit: Library of Congress.

I dare say that it was twenty minutes or so that I lay paralyzed and watched its face. Credit: Library of Congress.

Twenty members of the committee say it's O.K., and I think we can count on Shipstead ... Credit: Library of Congress.

If Rip Van Winkle just awoke from a twenty year snooze. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

All those, moveover, in the land who of themselves and of their own accord are unwilling to swear to the twenty five to help them in constraining and molesting us, we shall by our command compel the same to swear to the effect foresaid. (reference)

An acre of land, that bears here twenty bushels of wheat, and another in America, which, with the same husbandry, would do the like, are, without doubt, of the same natural intrinsic value: but yet the benefit mankind receives from the one in a year, is worth 5l. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 2: No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. (reference)

Amendment VII. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. (reference)

The right of voting will not be exercised for any assemblies other than the local assemblies, and will belong to every inhabitant over the age of twenty years, without distinction of sex. (reference)

We British have our twenty years Treaty of Collaboration and Mutual Assistance with Soviet Russia. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It was no wonder that a train of twenty young couple now walked after her to church.

I waited till they were some twenty yards apart, and then put the Watch a minute back.

You're proposing twenty hours on a boat- "A small boat," added Mark.

The cart was lifted by twenty arms.

The right time now is twenty past ten.

Gold were as good as twenty orators, And will, no doubt, tempt him to anything.

You get twenty on that last deal.

On the fourth day, venturing out early a little too far, I saw twenty or thirty natives upon a height, not above five hundred yards from me.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Diagnosing a headache is like playing Twenty Questions. (references)

Twenty states require reporting of Vibrio infections to public health officials. (references)

Because many milder cases are not diagnosed or reported, the actual number of infections may be twenty or more times greater. (references)

Business

This has been the situation over the past twenty years. (references)

Pizza Hut controls twenty percent of the pizza restaurant market. (references)

Their program hour may consist up to twenty percent of advertising. (references)

Civil Liberties

Tunisia

Twenty alleged An-Nadha members were tried before the criminal court on April 17 after nearly 4 years in detention. (references)

Vietnam

Twenty or more Hmong Protestant leaders may still be imprisoned, including: Va Sinh Giay, Vang Sua Giang, Phang A Dong, Mua A Ho, Cu Van Long, and Sua Song Vu. An ethnic Hre church leader, Dinh Troi, was detained in Quang Ngai Province on the central coast in 1999, and it is believed he was still detained at year's end. (references)

Economic History

Senegal

Patent validity is twenty years. (references)

Human Rights

Solomon Islands

Twenty homes were burned in Independence Valley, Honiara in late July 2000, according to press reports. (references)

India

Twenty years of guerrilla-style conflict between state authorities and Naxalites have led to serious human rights abuses committed by both sides. (references)

Minorities

Kenya

Twenty schools were closed after 13 persons were killed in 2 weeks of fighting between the communities in March. (references)

Political Economy

GREECE

Law protects patents and trade secrets for a period of twenty years. (references)

SOUTH AFRICA

Patents may be registered under the Patents Act of 1978 and are granted for twenty years. (references)

HONDURAS

Firms operating in ZIPS are exempt from income taxes for twenty years, and municipal taxes for ten years. (references)

Trade

Cape Verde

The BCA corresponds with some twenty international banks. (references)

Russia

As many as twenty Russian banks now offer factoring services. (references)

Moldova

Twenty commercial banks have an NBM license that allows them to perform international operations. (references)

Travel

Zambia

These visas are usually single entry visas valid for 3 months and cost twenty dollars. (references)

Mexico

Twenty Spanish-language and one English-language daily newspapers are published in Mexico City. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

About twenty international airlines provide service to Abidjan, including: Air Afrique, Air France, Kenya Airways, KLM, Sabena, South African Airlines, and Swiss Air. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "twenty": aged twenty ♦ around twenty ♦ go on for twenty ♦ going on for twenty ♦ H dot three twenty ♦ one hundred twenty ♦ she is going on for twenty ♦ sweet and twenty ♦ twenty dollar bill ♦ twenty four hours ♦ twenty one ♦ twenty one gun salute ♦ twenty percent ♦ twenty two ♦ twenty two millimeter gun ♦ twenty years back ♦ upwards of twenty. Additional references.

Beginning with "twenty": twenty-acre, twenty-bed, twenty-centimetre, twenty-country, twenty-cylinder, twenty-day, twenty-day-old, twenty-dollar, twenty-eight, twenty-eight-building, twenty-eight-day, twenty-eight-foot, twenty-eighth, twenty-eight-inch, twenty-eight-volume, twenty-eight-week, twenty-eight-year, twenty-eight-year-old, twenty-feet, twenty-fifth, twenty-fifth-century, twenty-first, twenty-first-century, twenty-five, twenty-five percent, twenty-five-city, twenty-five-day, twenty-five-dollar, twenty-five-foot, twenty-five-inch, twenty-five-mile, twenty-five-minute, twenty-five-odd, twenty-five-piece, twenty-fives, twenty-five-six, twenty-five-ton, twenty-five-year, twenty-five-year-old, twenty-fold, twenty-foot, twenty-foot-long, twenty-four, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hours service, twenty-four-bit, twenty-four-foot, twenty-four-hour, twenty-four-hour-a-day, twenty-four-hours-a-day, twenty-four-hours-in-bed, Twenty-fourmo, twenty-four-page, twenty-four-seven, twenty-fourth, twenty-fourther, twenty-fourthers, twenty-fourths, twenty-four-year, twenty-four-year-old, twenty-four-years-old, twenty-franc, twenty-frequency, twenty-hour, twenty-hundred, twenty-inch, twenty-inch-wide, twenty-kilogram, twenty-kilometre, twenty-knot, twenty-live, twenty-member, twenty-metre, twenty-mile, twenty-mile-long, twenty-mile-square, twenty-million-pound, twenty-millionth, twenty-minute, twenty-month-old, twenty-nine, twenty-nineth, twenty-nine-year-old, twenty-ninth, twenty-o, twenty-odd, twenty-one, twenty-one-foot, twenty-one-gun, twenty-one-minute, twenty-one-page, twenty-ones, twenty-one-year, twenty-one-year-long, twenty-one-year-old, twenty-one-year-olds, twenty-one-years-old, twenty-page, twenty-past, twenty-past-two, twenty-pence, twenty-peseta, twenty-pound, twenty-processors, twenty-quid, twenty-rod, twenty-room, twenty-round, twenty-second, twenty-seconds, twenty-seven, twenty-seven-car, twenty-seven-mile, twenty-seven-oh-four, twenty-seven-oh-six, twenty-seventh, twenty-seven-three, twenty-seven-year, twenty-seven-year-old, twenty-six, twenty-six-litre, twenty-six-member, twenty-six-mile, twenty-six-part, twenty-sixth, twenty-sixth-century, twenty-sixty-two, twenty-six-year, twenty-six-year-old, twenty-something, twenty-square, twenty-squares, twenty-storey, twenty-stroke, twenty-strong, twenty-third, twenty-thirty, twenty-thousand, twenty-thousand-pound, twenty-three, twenty-three-acre, twenty-three-inch, twenty-three-year, twenty-three-year-old, twenty-to, twenty-to-eleven, twenty-twenty, twenty-twenty hindsight, twenty-twenty-five, twenty-two, twenty-two metres line, twenty-two pistol, twenty-two rifle, twenty-two-fold, twenty-two-function, twenty-two-inch, twenty-two-room, twenty-two-year, twenty-two-year-old, twenty-two-year-olds, twenty-verst, twenty-watt, twenty-yard, twenty-year, twenty-year-old, twenty-year-olds.

Ending with "twenty": eight-twenty, five-and-twenty, four-and-twenty, four-twenty, nineteen-twenty, three-twenty, two-twenty.

Containing "twenty": twenty-twenty hindsight.

Afrikaans

twintig. (various references)

Albanian

njëzet. (various references)

Arabic 

‏عشرون. (various references)

Asturian

ventiún. (various references)

Aymara

pätunca. (various references)

Basque

hogei. (various references)

Bemba

amakumi yabili. (various references)

Blackfoot

náátsippo. (various references)

Breton

ugent. (various references)

Bulgarian 

двадесет (score). (various references)

Catalan

vint. (various references)

Cebuano

kawhaan. (various references)

Chamorro

bente. (various references)

Chinese 

二十 (20). (various references)

Cornish

ügans. (various references)

Croatian

dvadeset. (various references)

Czech

dvacet (score). (various references)

Danish

tyve. (various references)

Dutch

twintig. (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua

ishcai chunca. (various references)

Esperanto

dudek. (various references)

Estonian

kakskümmend. (various references)

Faeroese

tjúgu. (various references)

Farsi 

عددبیست . (various references)

Finnish

kaksikymmentä. (various references)

Flemish

twintig. (various references)

French

vingt. (various references)

French Canadian

vingt. (various references)

Frisian

tweintich. (various references)

Galician

vinte. (various references)

German

zwanzig. (various references)

Greek 

είκοσι. (various references)

Guarani

veinte. (various references)

Haitian Creole

ven. (various references)

Hebrew 

עשרים. (various references)

Hungarian

húsz (score). (various references)

Icelandic

tuttugu, tuttuga. (various references)

Inuktitut

awatit. (various references)

Irish

fiche. (various references)

Italian

venti (xx). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

二十 (20 years old, 20th year). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

にじゅう (double, two layers, two-fold). (various references)

Kongo

makumole. (various references)

Korean 

스물. (various references)

Luganda

abiri (twenty-two). (various references)

Luxembourgish

zwanzeg. (various references)

Macedonian

dvaeset. (various references)

Malagasy

roapolo. (various references)

Manx

feed (score). (various references)

Maori

rua tekau. (various references)

Maya

kaal (butler, neck, to lock up). (various references)

Mohawk

tewahsen. (various references)

Norwegian

tjue, tyve. (various references)

Papiamen

binti. (various references)

Pidgin English

twenty. (various references)

Pig Latin

entytway

Polish

dwadzieścia. (various references)

Portuguese

vinte. (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

vinte. (various references)

Provencal

vint. (various references)

Romanian

douãzeci (score, twentieth). (various references)

Romansch

ventg. (various references)

Romany

bish. (various references)

Ruanda

mirongo ibiri. (various references)

Russian 

двадцать. (various references)

Samoan

luasefulu. (various references)

Scottish

fichead (a score). (various references)

Sepedi

masome a mabedi. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

dvadesetoro, dvadesetorica, dvadesetica, dvadeset. (various references)

Sicilian

vinti. (various references)

Slovene

dvajset. (various references)

Somali

labaatan. (various references)

Spanish

veinte. (various references)

Swahili

ishirini. (various references)

Swazi

-ngemáshûmi lamábilí. (various references)

Swedish

tjugo. (various references)

Tagalog

dalawampu, dalawampû, beynte. (various references)

Tswana

somamabedi. (various references)

Turkish

yirmi (icos-, score). (various references)

Turkmen 

яigrimi. (various references)

Ukrainian

двадцять. (various references)

Vietnamese 

hai mươi tôi đã nói với nó nhiều lần. (various references)

Welsh

ugain. (various references)

Wolof

ñaar-fukk. (various references)

Zulu

amashumi amabili. (various references)

viginti. (various references)

vîsaiti. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Twenty" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: tenty, towenty, Tsentr, Twanky, twant, twebty, tweeny, tweetie, tweety, twen, Tweney, Twente, twenth, twentie, twety, twingy, twinty, twiny. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: netty, tenty.

-2 letters: nett, newt, tent, tyne, went, wyte, yett.

-3 letters: net, new, ten, tet, tew, tye, wen, wet, wye, wyn, yen, yet, yew.

-4 letters: en, et, ne, we, ye.

+3 letters: wyandotte.

+4 letters: noteworthy, skywritten, wyandottes.

+5 letters: typewriting, typewritten.