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Definition: Two

Two

Adjective

1. Being one more than one; "he received two messages".

Noun

1. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number.

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

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

 

Specialty Definition: Two

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

simple:Two

Two (2) is the natural number following one and preceding three.

Two has many properties in mathematics:

x+x = 2·x
x·x = x2
In names of translation software, infix 2 often represents the word "to" with the connotation "translate to", as in dvi2ps (DVI to PostScript), int2string (integer to string) and texi2roff (Texinfo to troff).

Many human cultures have given the concept of two-ness symbolic meanings:

Two is a good number in Chinese culture. There is a Chinese saying "good things come in pairs". It is common to use double symbols in product brandnames, e.g. double happiness, double coin, double elephants etc. Cantonese people like the number two because it sounds the same as the word "easy" (易) in Cantonese.

Two is also:

Other usages include: The section about '2' in the meaning of 'to' contains material from FOLDOC's article on Two, used with permission.

See also: zero, one, two, three, four, integer, list of numbers.

This article is about the number. For the year, see 2. For some fictional characters, see Number Two.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Two."

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Two (The Twilight Zone)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Episode name: Two

Episode number: 66

Season: 3

Original airdate: September 15, 1961

Writer: Montgomery Pittman

Director: Montgomery Pittman

Notable cast members: Charles Bronson, Elizabeth Montgomery

Episode Summary:

Trivia:

Back to: The Twilight Zone, Episode List, Season 3

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Two (The Twilight Zone)."

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Synonym: Two

Synonym: deuce (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Two

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Accompaniment

Noun: duality, dualism; duplicity; biplicity, biformity; polarity. two, deuce, couple, duet, brace, pair, cheeks, twins, Castor and Pollux, gemini, Siamese twins; fellows; yoke, conjugation; dispermy, doublets, dyad, span.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Two

English words defined with "two": In twotwo times. (references)
Specialty definitions using "two": BEAST WITH TWO BACKScoupling factor of two circuits, Cross as Two Sticksdouble window mounted on two framesFirst twoHunting two Haresinductive coupling factor of two circuitsKill Two Birds with One Stone, knotted netting consisting of two systems of yarnslabels in two columns, Layer Two Tunneling Protocol, level two cachePlatter with Two Eyesroad with two lanes, rolling mill consisting of two rollsSolar Two, space between two lines, Spearman two factor theoremThieves, The two, two conditions, two diode sections in a single envelop, TWO HANDED PUT, two intakes, two sided probability, two stage element, two stage filter, two stage regulator, two steps ageing, two steps aging, TWO TO ONE SHOP, Two Way algorithm. (references)
Etymologies containing "two": Zwieback. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Two" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Pidgin English (two).

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Modern Usage: Two

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Once you have frozen mankind, these babies will overrun the globe, and we shall rule them, for we will be the only two people left in the world (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Hello! We're your neighbors from two doors down and we just wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

Better make it two. (Fletch; writing credit: Andrew Bergman)

I sent two units, they're bringing her down now. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

And there, a mechanical wonder allowed me to see the sun rise for the first time in two hundred years (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Lyrics

Two weeks and you're an all time legend (Goody Two Shoes; performing artist: Adam Ant)

Well, I'll be two steps behind you (Two Steps Behind; performing artist: Def Leppard)

But the problem is I'm so in love with two (So In Love With Two; performing artist: Mikaila)

One, two, princes kneel before you (Two Princes; performing artist: Spin Doctors)

Just the two of us, we can make it if we try (Just the Two of Us; performing artist: Will Smith)

Clever

In a museum in Havana there are two skulls of Christopher Columbus, "one when he was a boy and one when he was a man. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies (references; author: unknown)

Two wrongs are only the beginning. (references; author: unknown)

2000 mockingbirds: Two kilomockingbirds. (references; author: unknown)

To do two things at once is to do neither. (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

Good Goodie Twoshoes took two shoes to the Goody Showshine shoe shop. (references; author: unknown)

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch? (references; author: unknown)

One smart fellow, he felt smart. Two smart fellows, they felt smart. Three smart fellows, they all felt smart. (references; author: unknown)

Two toads, totally tired. (references; author: unknown)

Two trains travel together to Toyland. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Two of a Kind (1983)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Two Sides to Every Story (1974)

A Memory of Two Mondays (1974)

If Ever Two Were One (1974)

Song Titles

Two Ravens (performing artist: The Boondock Saints)

Love Me Two Times (performing artist: The Doors)

Two Story House (performing artist: George Jones/Tammy Wynette)

Just The Two Of Us (performing artist: Jr. Grover Washington)

Cocktails for Two (performing artist: Spike & City Slickers Jones)

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

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Commercial Usage: Two

DomainTitle

References

  • Tay Two Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The World Market for Halogenated Derivatives of Acyclic Hydrocarbons Containing Two or More Different Halogens: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Two Girlfriends Get Real About Cosmetic Surgery (reference)

  • One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them (reference)

  • A Dweller on Two Planets or the Dividing Way (reference)

  • Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy (reference)

  • Good Knowledge, Bad Knowledge: On Two Dogmas of Epistemology (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  • Nortel Networks 5720 Atm Mda Host Module Accepts Two 2 Port Mda S See Notes (reference)

  • AudioSource PreAmp Tuner Two Stereo Preamplifier and Digital Tuner (reference)

  • Nintendo 64 Console with Two Controllers: Atomic Purple (reference)

  • High Availability Requires Two LiveSecurity Firesboxes (reference)

  • US History: The Civil War - Two Views (Jewel Case) (reference)

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

  

Consumer Goods

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

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Image Slideshow: Two

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Photo Album: Two

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Seen are two hands manipulating an IV for chemotherapy administration to a black patient. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shows interior wide shot of Chemical Lab, part of the Central Cancer Research labs. Two scientists sit on stools in lab. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Transmission electron micrograph of parainfluenza virus. Two intact particles and free filamentous nucleocapsid. Credit: CDC.

Two CDC technicians reading complement-fixation test for serological evidence of infections by suspected viruses. Credit: CDC.

"Car Walk" (movie) by Brent Solly. Two hyperbolic paraboloids create an overpass for people and a tunnel for cars.

"x + y + z + xyz = 0" by Marijke van Gans. The Lorentz/Einstein composition of two velocities creates this graph that hogs six edges of a cube. From inside DPGraph, click on Edit for more information.

Central American Fires Viewed by Two Goddard Spacecraft. Credit: NASA.

A Grazing Encounter Between Two Spiral Galaxies. Credit: NASA.

Two N1 Moon Rockets on the Pads at Tyura-Tam. Credit: NASA.

As two NASA spacecraft speed toward a mid-year rendezvous with Mars, astronomers using the ... Credit: NASA.

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

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Digital Photo Gallery: Two
 

"Mixer two" by Lars Dahl Pedersen
Commentary: "My mixer..."
"Two girls" by (c) opheliaCherry
Commentary: "Models>> my lovely friend Sensimillia and Ming-z (background) place>> Soresina, swimming pool (italy) date>> summer 2000 res>> 300dpi ."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Two".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
An upbeat folk rock style piece played by two guitar.Two cats fighting, hissing, and growling.
Two motorcycles racing at high speed.Pouring water from a pitcher into two glasses.
Two clicks.One two three four; increasing counting.
Two hits of a wood switch.Two electronic boings.
A chord played by two trombones non-acoustically produced.Two chords played in succession on a distorted electric guitar.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Two

AuthorQuotation

Aristotle

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

Author Unknown

When two quarrel, both are in the wrong.

Benjamin Franklin

One today is worth two tomorrows.
Three can keep a secret if two are dead.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Of two evils, choose neither.

George Herbert

Every mile is two in winter.

John Heywood

Two heads are better than one.
Three may keep counsel, if two are away.

Louisa May Alcott

It takes two flints to make a fire.

Madame DorothT Deluzy

One crime is everything, two is nothing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Two

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

Let there be one measure of wine throughout our whole realm; and one measure of ale; and one measure of corn, to wit, "the London quarter"; and one width of cloth (whether dyed, or russet, or "halberget"), to wit, two ells within the selvedges; of weights also let it be as of measures. (reference)

John Locke

1690

To this I find two objections made. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Constitution

1791

But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1992

The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

"True" Socialism appeared to kill these two birds with one stone. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The President shall be chosen by agreement between the two Governments concerned. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

I have now stated the two great dangers which menace the homes of the people: War and Tyranny. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

John F. Kennedy

1961

But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course--both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind's final war. (reference)

Roe v. Wade

1973

A licensed physician (Hallford), who had two state abortion prosecutions pending against him, was permitted to intervene. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Two

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

The two other gentlemen waited at the door to let her pass

Alice in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

This time there were two little shrieks, and more sounds of broken glass

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Twelve! It was past two when he went to bed.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

He could not but recall how feebly, and with what frequent pauses for breath, he had toiled over the same ground, only two days before

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Its two slopes were taken away, for the monumental mound

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

He bumped his elbow against the door at the end and, hurrying down the staircase, walked quickly through the two corridors and out into the air.

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Exeunt two GENTLEMEN With LADY ANNE GLOUCESTER

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The two men walked in silence and smelled the dust their feet kicked into the air.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

I knew and could distinguish those two heroes at first sight, not only from the crowd but from each other

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I lived there two years and two months

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Two

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

You have two kidneys. (references)

Yes. There are two main types. (references)

Your body has two adrenal glands. (references)

Business

This is often true for two reasons. (references)

This field takes on two general forms. (references)

ISDN has two types of logical channels. (references)

Children

Greece

Athens has two municipal shelters for battered children. (references)

Italy

Telefono Azzurro maintains two toll-free hot lines for reporting incidents of child abuse. (references)

Cameroon

The gap in school attendance was 14 percent nationally and 34 percent in the two northern provinces. (references)

Civil Liberties

Nigeria

Two newspapers began publishing during the year. (references)

Bahamas

The two refugee cases were pending at year's end. (references)

Maldives

Two dailies, Miadhu and Haveeru, are progovernment. (references)

Discrimination

Romania

The two houses had not reconciled their versions by year's end. (references)

Economic History

Azerbaijan

Inflation is under two percent. (references)

Mauritius

Two more will be constructed soon. (references)

Human Rights

Ghana

The man was released without charges two days later. (references)

Afghanistan

Haq and his two associates were executed the next day. (references)

Malaysia

As of the year's end, the two had not yet been rearrested. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

Two NGOs criticized the fact that only 5 out of 17 council members are Orang Asli. (references)

Canada

The treaty was ratified by the Nisga'a people in 1998 and by the provincial legislature in 1999. It was debated and passed by Parliament in 1999. Although the British Columbia legislature ratified the treaty, two groups expressed their intention to challenge the treaty in court. (references)

Minorities

Croatia

Two juveniles were arrested. (references)

Political Economy

Brazil

State police are divided into two forces. (references)

Uruguay

Up to two candidates per party may be nominated. (references)

Panama

PNP officers are suspected in the deaths of two men. (references)

Political Rights

Estonia

Two ministers are women. (references)

Andorra

A local group won two seats. (references)

Netherlands

The two Deputy Prime Ministers are women. (references)

Trade

Sri Lanka

The two bands are 10 and 25 percent. (references)

Nepal

Two large banks dominate the banking sector. (references)

Panama

The EPZ law establishes two classes of EPZ firms. (references)

Travel

Brazil

Lunch is usually two hours. (references)

Argentina

Two main airports serve Buenos Aires. (references)

Oman

Its two English papers are published daily. (references)

Women

Ghana

Of those arrested, two offenders have been prosecuted and convicted. (references)

Indonesia

The law reportedly only covers physical abuse, and requires two witnesses. (references)

Palau

Prostitution is a problem, and two Chinese nationals were convicted and deported during the year. (references)

Worker Rights

Korea

As few as two employees may form a union. (references)

Yemen

Two centers were completed during the year. (references)

Korea

In June workers at the two main airlines held a strike. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

PRESENTABLE, adj. Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place. In Boorioboola-Gha a man is presentable on occasions of ceremony if he have his abdomen painted a bright blue and wear a cow's tail; in New York he may, if it please him, omit the paint, but after sunset he must wear two tails made of the wool of a sheep and dyed black.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Two

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Art Linkletter

So losing two out of five. Suicide from having been given LSD and a son in an automobile accident. So I have had tragedies.

Bob Costas

Seattle is strong. Oakland has the pitching. If they get into the playoffs, they've always got a shot. The last two years they barely missed derailing the Yankees.

Colin Powell

Very. And I know those two buildings. I watched them being built. I remember when they opened. And to see my city hurt that way it was very painful.

Dennis Miller

My big complaint about cloning is that most human beings I meet aren't interesting enough to fill up one existence, much less two.

Fran Drescher

Two brothers. One robbed my house and loaded up my car with all of my possessions, the other one raped myself and my girlfriend.

Jerry Lewis

Yeah. And I'm the only one with a red one in the world. Medtronic had it made specially for me and gave it to me two weeks ago.

Rush Limbaugh

Remember, two of the many characteristics of the dominant media culture today are arrogance and superiority, by design.

William Shatner

That's all it is. It's Dinner at Andre's. It's conversation on the most intimate subjects by two people who have known each other half their life.

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

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Speeches: Two

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Their situation and manners place the commerce between the two sexes almost without restraint.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Wholesale prices in this same period have been held to an increase of two and one-half percent.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963When that day finally comes, as it will, the people of West Berlin can take sober satisfaction in the fact that they were in the front lines for almost two decades.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969During those two periods we had OPA price control that the Congress gave us and War Labor Board wage controls.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974My fellow Americans, I am sure you can recognize from what I have said that we really only have two choices open to us if we want to end this war.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977We are finding more and more common ground between our two countries on basic questions of international affairs.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Preventing nuclear war is the foremost responsibility of the two superpowers.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989After two days of fighting only ninety could still bear arms.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001It's been two years since I signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

George W. Bush

2001-2005Every day a retired firefighter returns to Ground Zero, to feel closer to his two sons who died there.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Two

"Two" is generally used as a cardinal number -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Two" is used about 155,949 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Cardinal Number100%155,94664
                    Total100.00%155,949N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Two

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "two".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
Ish-panN/ABiblical

Broken in two

KirjathaimN/ABiblical

The two cities

MahanaimN/ABiblical

Two armies

MahanaimN/ABiblical

Two fields

MesopotamiaN/ABiblical

Between two rivers

Ramathaim-zophimN/ABiblical

The two watch-towers

SepharvaimN/ABiblical

The two scribes

SepharvaimN/ABiblical

The two books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: Two

CountryName
Japan

Tay Two Co., Ltd.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Two

Expressions using "two": 82 % goose (eighty two percent) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bus a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush a melt of two tons a quarter past two a word or two angle of deviation between two e.m.f.'s as cross as two sticks as like as two peas at two o'clock be divided in two be dormy two be in two mind be in two minds be in two minds about smth. be in two places at once be sandwiched between two fat men be unable to put two words together between two fires break in two break on two carry two charge two pounds a piece child of two chop in two confidence interval for the difference between two proportions control by means of a split coupling between the motor and the fan.The speed of the fan is varied by altering the slip between the two coupling halves either magnetically or hydraulically coupling factor of two circuits cut in two cut into two cutting in two divide in two divide into two divided into two dividing into two dividning into two do a number two do it in two shakes do number two double window mounted on two frames every two weeks fall between two stools for a period of two years for two for two person for two pins for two voices for two weary hours fully two hours get two things apart have two meanings he knows a thing or two i don't care two hoots! in a day or two in two in two minds in two shakes in two ticks in two ways inductive coupling factor of two circuits inner product of two vectors it cost two pounds odd it takes two hours just the two of us kill two birds with one stone knotted netting consisting of two systems of yarns labels in two columns last but two layer Two Tunneling Protocol level two cache make two bites of a cherry march two abreast ninety two not to care two pins number two of two evils choose the less of two evils choose the lesser one of the two one of two one or two one thirty two bend only one or two over two years page two park between two cars put in a word or two put two and two together radical axis of two circles related location two identification ring of integers modulo two road with two lanes road with two separate carriageways rolling mill consisting of two rolls saw in two seesaw between two opinions set two beams square shallow two handled basin space between two lines space of two dimensions Spearman two factor theorem Stein's two sample procedure. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "two": two-abreast, two-acre, two-act, two-address, two-adult, two-aisled, two-a-level, two-all, two-and, two-and-a, two-and-a-bit, two-and-a-half, two-and-a-half-box, two-and-a-half-day, two-and-a-half-hour, two-and-a-half-inch-heel, two-and-a-half-mile, two-and-a-half-miles, two-and-a-half-month, two-and-a-half-thousand, two-and-a-half-ton, two-and-a-half-year, two-and-a-half-year-old, two-and-a-quarter, two-and-a-quarter-hour, two-and-eight, two-and-nine, two-and-six, two-and-three-car, two-and-three-quarter, two-and-three-quarter-mile, two-and-three-quarter-ounce, two-and-three-quarters, two-and-two, two-apartment, two-a-penny, two-arched, two-arm, two-armed, two-armed anchor, two-at-a-time, two-axis, two-axle, two-backed, two-bagger, two-ball, two-ballot, two-band, two-banded, two-banded monitor, two-bar, two-barred, two-base hit, two-baser, two-bathroom, two-bay, two-bed, two-bedded, two-bedroom, two-bedroomed, two-berth, two-billion-to, Two-birds, two-bit, two-blade, two-bladed, two-board, two-bob, two-bolts-and-a-chain, two-book, two-bowl, two-box, two-branch, two-budget, two-burner, two-by-four, two-by-two, two-by-twos, two-camera, two-can, Two-capsuled, two-car, two-carbon, two-card, two-career, two-carriage, two-cars-in-one, two-cassette, two-cd, two-cell, two-celled, two-centre, two-century, two-chain, two-chamber, two-chambered, two-channel, two-character, two-chef, two-child, two-children, two-chip, two-ch'i-thick, two-choice, two-class, two-clause, Two-cleft, two-club, two-clubs-in-one, two-clubs-stronger, two-coach, two-coat, two-colored, two-colour, two-coloured, two-column, two-compartment, two-component, two-condition code, two-consonant, two-consonant-phoneme, two-control, two-control-point, two-cornered, two-course, two-cpu, two-crew, Two-crown, Two-cycle, two-cylinder, two-d, two-day, two-day-career, two-day-old, two-decade-long, two-deck, Two-decker, two-digit, Two-Dimensional, two-dimensional, two-dimensional figure, two-dimensionality, two-dimensionally, two-disc, two-disk, two-division, two-divisional, two-dog, two-dogs, two-dogs-dying, two-dollar, two-domain, two-door, two-double-bedroom, two-down, two-down-with-six-to-play, two-dozen, two-ducat, two-eared, two-earner, two-earning, two-edged, two-egg, two-eighty, two-electrode, two-element, two-elevenths, two-engine, two-entry, two-equation, two-explicit, two-exploration, two-exponent, two-eyed, two-eyed violet, two-face, two-faced, two-facedness, two-factor, two-family, two-feet, two-feet-thick, two-field, two-fifteen, two-fifteenths, two-fifths, two-fifty, two-fight, two-figure, two-finger, two-fingered, two-firm, two-fisted, two-five, two-flank, two-floor, two-fold, two-foot, two-foot-deep, two-footed, two-footer, two-footers, two-foot-high, two-foot-long, two-for-five, two-for-four, Two-forked, two-form, two-for-nine, two-for-one, two-for-seven, two-for-the, two-for-the-price-of-one, two-for-three, two-forty-five, two-forty-seven, two-four, two-frame, two-frequency glide path system, two-frequency localizer system, two-fret, two-front, two-function, two-furlong, two-furrow, two-gallon, two-game, two-gang, two-gene, two-generation, two-glass, two-goal, two-grain spelt, two-grained, two-grand, two-guinea, two-hand, two-handed, two-handed backhand, two-handed saw, two-hander, two-handled, two-headed, two-hearts-beating-as-one, two-hitter, two-hole, two-horned, two-horse, two-hour, two-hour-a-week, two-hourly, two-house, two-humped, two-hundred, two-hundred-and-fifty-pound, two-hundred-dollar, two-hundred-foot-high, two-hundred-guinea, two-hundred-mile, two-hundred-pound, two-hundred-square-mile, two-hundredth, two-hundred-thousand, two-hundredths, two-hundred-yard, two-hundred-year, two-hundred-year-old, Two-Hybrid System Techniques, two-identical, two-implicit, two-in-a-bed, two-in-a-row, two-inch, two-inch-long, two-inch-square, two-inch-thick, two-income, two-independent, two-in-hand, two-in-one, two-input, two-instrument, two-in-three, two-into-one, two-iron, two-ish, two-judge, two-junction, two-kilometre, two-lactation, two-laminae, two-lamp, two-lane, two-language, two-lap, two-layer, two-layered, two-leaf, two-leaved, two-left-feet, two-leg, two-legged, two-legs, two-length, two-letter, two-level, two-lever, two-light, two-line, two-lined, two-liners, two-line-source, two-link, two-lipped, two-litre, two-loud-speaker, two-love, two-machine, two-male, two-man, two-man tent, two-marks, two-masted, two-master, two-match, two-member, two-mesh, two-metre, two-metre-high, two-metre-long, two-metres, two-metre-wide, two-mid, two-mile, two-mile-long, two-millimetre, two-million, two-million-pound, two-minute, two-month, two-monthly, two-month-old, two-motion, two-motional, two-motor, two-movement, Two-name, two-name paper, two-named, two-nation, two-nature, two-ness, two-night, two-nil, two-note, two-nucleus, two-octave, two-one, two-one-two, two-on-one, two-on-one-off, two-ounce, two-oven, two-over, two-over-one, two-over-par, two-over-two, two-pace, two-pack, two-page, two-pair, two-pair front, two-paragraph, two-parameter, two-parent, two-part, Two-parted, two-parter, two-particle, two-partner, two-party, two-party government, two-party system, two-party-dominated, two-pass, two-patch, two-pattern, two-peak, two-pedal, two-penalty, two-penie, two-penny, two-pennyworth, two-pensioner, two-percent, two-period, two-person, two-phase, two-phase commit, two-phase current, two-phase-on, Two-phaser, two-phases-on, two-phoneme, two-photon, two-phrase, two-piano, two-piece, two-piece dress, two-piece suit, two-piece swimming suit, two-pieces, two-pin, two-pincered, two-pipe, two-pitch, two-place, two-player, two-player-only, two-plus-four, two-plus-one, two-plus-two, two-plus-twos, two-plus-very-small-two, two-ply, two-point, two-pole, two-pool, two-port, two-portion, two-position, two-post, two-pound, two-pounds, two-press, two-price, two-processor, two-prong, two-pronged, two-punch, two-putt, two-putted, Two-ranked, two-rate, two-record, two-reef, two-refrigerator, two-release, two-rig, two-ring, two-ringer, two-road, two-roll, two-room, two-room flat, two-roomed, two-roomed flat, two-round, two-row, two-rpocessor, two-run, two-satellite, two-saw, two-say, two-scale, two-score, two-screen, two-screens, two-season, two-seat, two-seater, two-seater kayak, two-seaters, two-second, two-section, two-sector, two-segmented, two-series, two-session, two-setter, two-sevenths, two-shelled, two-shift, two-ship, two-shoe, two-shoes, two-shot, two-shotters, two-sided, two-sided question, two-sidedness, two-sign, two-site, two-sittings, two-sled, two-slit, two-slot, two-slotted, two-socket, two-some, two-song, two-span, two-spar, two-speed, two-spit, two-spotted ladybug, two-spreader, two-spring, two-stack, two-stage, two-stage rocket, two-star, two-state, two-station, two-step, two-steps, two-stoke, two-stone, two-stored house, two-storey, two-storeyed, two-storeyed house, two-storied, two-story, two-stranded, two-stringed, two-stripe, two-stroke, two-stroke engine, two-strokes, two-strutted, two-study-bedroom, two-stump, two-subject, two-summer, two-surfaces, two-syllable, two-syllabled, two-tailed, two-teacher, two-temperature, two-tenths, two-term, two-terminal, two-terminal-pair, two-terminal-pair, two-test, two-third, two-thirds, two-thirds, two-thirties, two-thirty, two-thonged, two-thousand, two-thousand-dollar, two-thousand-foot, two-thousand-strong, two-thousandths, two-three, two-three-four-foot-long, two-three-one, Two-throw, two-tier, two-tier bid, two-tiered, two-time, two-timer, two-times, two-timing, two-tine, two-to, two-toed, two-toed anteater, two-toed sloth, two-to-eight, two-to-five, two-to-four, two-ton, two-tone, two-toned, two-toners, Two-tongued, two-to-one, two-to-the-N, two-to-three, two-to-threefold, two-to-two, two-towered, two-track, two-trades, two-train, two-trigger, two-trolley, two-try, two-twenty, two-twenty-five, two-two, two-two-six, two-type, two-under, two-under-par, two-unit, two-up, two-up-two-down, two-up-two-downs, two-user, two-valued, two-valued logic, two-voltage, two-volume, two-warhead, two-washing-machine, two-watch, two-way, two-way communication, two-way hinge, two-way street, two-way trade, two-ways, two-way-travel-time, two-week, two-weekend, two-weekly, two-week-old, two-weeks, two-well, two-wheel, two-wheel tractor, two-wheel-drive, two-wheeled, two-wheeler, two-wheelers, two-wheels, two-wicket, two-wing flying fish, two-winged insects, two-wire, two-woman, two-word, two-world, two-worlds, two-yard, two-year, two-year-long, two-yearly, two-yearold, two-year-old, two-year-old-daughter, two-year-olds, two-years, two-year-separation, two-years-old, two-years-olds, two-year-trial, two-zone.

Ending with "two": a-two, father-of-two, fourteen-two, mother-of-two, mum-of-two, number-two, one-two, thirty-two, three-for-two, three-three-two, three-two, top-two, twenty-two, two-by-two, two-plus-two, two-two.

Containing "two": one-two-three, one-x-nine-two-four, seventy-two-year-old, Swim-two-birds, thirty-two-bar, thirty-two-year-old, twenty-two-year-old.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Two

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

two tower

2,135

dvd lord ring tower two

215

lord of the ring the two tower

2,095

motorola two way radio

215

two piece swimsuit

1,514

cheat lord ring tower two

211

two way radio

1,464

two week notice soundtrack

203

had one said two

673

two harbor mn

198

two week notice

635

two company

166

the two tower game

571

two dollar bill

164

general happening hospital two

423

two way

155

a tale of two city

404

two harbor

152

two way pager

403

two lip teen

150

two

372

two for the road

148

two tower dvd

327

two can play that game

146

man truck two

283

two lip

137

buck chuck two

281

two lip shoes

131

two girl and a guy

274

step two

127

two lips.com

249

world war two picture

126

two cow

238

brother racing two

124

two girl

225

lock stock two smoking barrels

121

bucket in pea two

216

strand twist two

117

fast furious two two

215

two river wi

111
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Two

Language Translations for "two"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

twee. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

dy (twain, twosome). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ورقة نقدية من فئة الدولارين, ‏الثاني في مجموعة, ‏الثاني من سلسلة, ‏أثنان (duo, twain). (various references)

   

Asturian

  

dos. (various references)

   

Aymara

  

paya. (various references)

   

Basque

  

bi. (various references)

   

Bavarian

  

zwoa. (various references)

   

Bemba

  

fibili. (various references)

   

Blackfoot

  

náátsi. (various references)

   

Breton

  

div, daou. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

две, два (twain). (various references)

   

Catalan

  

dos. (various references)

   

Cebuano

  

duha. (various references)

   

Chamorro

  

dos. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

. (various references)

   

Cornish

  

deu. (various references)

   

Croatian

  

dvije, dva. (various references)

   

Czech

  

dvì, dva. (various references)

   

Danish

  

to (Kingdom of Tonga, Tonga). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

twee. (various references)

   

Ecuadorian Quechua

  

ishcai. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

du. (various references)

   

Estonian

  

kaks, kahte. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

tvey, tveir. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kaksi. (various references)

   

Flemish

  

twee. (various references)

   

French

  

deux. (various references)

   

French Canadian

  

deux. (various references)

   

Frisian

  

twa. (various references)

   

Galician

  

dous, dúas. (various references)

   

German

  

zwei (b, Deuce, twain). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δυο (twain). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

mokõi, dos. (various references)

   

Haitian Creole

  

dezè, de. (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

dy. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שתים, שנים (teeth). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

két, kettõ (dyad, twain). (various references)

   

Icelandic

  

tveir. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kedua (both, second), dwi, dua (deuce, duo). (various references)

   

Inuktitut

  

marruuk. (various references)

   

Irish

  

do (at, for, to, toward, your), dhá, , (burn, to him). (various references)

   

Italian

  

due (couple, Deuce, twain). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

二つ , , 弐つ . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ふたつ (nondelivery), (baggage, cargo, load, red, red earth, takes after). (various references)

   

Kongo

  

zole. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

(two-baser, TWOS). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

duu, do. (various references)

   

Luganda

  

ebiri, bbiri. (various references)

   

Luxembourgish

  

zwou, zwee. (various references)

   

Macedonian

  

dva. (various references)

   

Malagasy

  

roa. (various references)

   

Malay

  

dua. (various references)

   

Manx

  

jees (both, brace, couple, pair, twain), ghaa (twain), daa (deuce). (various references)

   

Maori

  

rua. (various references)

   

Maya

  

ka'ah (to do). (various references)

   

Mohawk

  

tekeni. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

to. (various references)

   

Occitan

  

dos, doas. (various references)

   

Papago

  

gohk (second). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

dos. (various references)

   

Pidgin English

  

two. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otway.(various references)

   

Polish

  

dwa. (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

dois (a couple of, deuce, twain), duas (a couple of, twain). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

duas, dois. (various references)

   

Provencal

  

dos. (various references)

   

Quechua

  

iskay. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

doi. (various references)

   

Romansch

  

dus. (various references)

   

Romany

  

dooy. (various references)

   

Ruanda

  

kabiri. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

два (twain). (various references)

   

Samoan

  

lua. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

(being a, prep.pron. to him). (various references)

   

Sepedi

  

bedi. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

dvojka (deuce), dva (couple). (various references)

   

Shona

  

mbiri. (various references)

   

Sicilian

  

dui. (various references)

   

Slovene

  

dve, dva. (various references)

   

Somali

  

laba. (various references)

   

Sotho

  

pedi, mmedi, mabedi, bobedi. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

dos (a couple of, couple, Deuce, twain). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

tu (also, likewise, too). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

mbili, pili (second). (various references)

   

Swazi

  

-bilí. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

två (wash), tu. (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

dos. (various references)

   

Tahitian

  

piti. (various references)

   

Tswana

  

pedi, bobedi. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

iki (ambi-, amphi-, bi-, brace, couple, dual, duo-, dyad, twain, two-). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

iki, goюa. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

пара (couple, doublet, fume, match, pair, pendant, steam, twain, twosome, vapor, vapour), двійка (dyad), два. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

số hai đôi, hai (deuce, double, dual, duplex), đôi (binary, couple, double, pair). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

dau- (bi-), dau. (various references)

   

Wolof

  

ñaari, ñaar. (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

nambini, mbini, amabini. (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

ka'-. (various references)

   

Zulu

  

-bili. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Two

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

dimidia, dimidiabunt, dimidiaque, dimidio, duo, duo, duae, dua . (various references)

Avestan200-600

dva, va. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Two

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 16, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOudeiV oikethV dunatai dusi kurioiV douleuein h gar ton ena mishsei kai ton eteron agaphsei h enoV anqexetai kai tou eterou katafronhsei ou dunasqe qew douleuein kai mamwna
Latin405VulgateNemo servus potest duobus dominis servire aut enim unum odiet et alterum diliget aut uni adherebit et alterum contemnet non potestis Deo servire et mamonae
Old English990West SaxonNe mæg nan þeow twam hlafordum þeowian. oððe he anne hatað and oðerne lufað. oððe he anum folgað and oðerne forhogað; And ge ne magon gode þeowian and woruldwelan;
Middle English1395WyclifNo seruaunt may serue to twei lordis; for ether he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tothir; ethir he schal drawe to `the toon, and schal dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue to God and to ritchesse.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleNo servaunt can serve .ii. masters for other he shall hate ye one and love ye other or els he shall lene to the one and despyse the other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.
Jacobean English1611King JamesNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Victorian English1833WebsterNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Basic English1964OgdenNo man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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

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Matched Bible Translations: Two

LanguageLuke Chapter 16, Verse 13
CebuanoWalay binatonan nga arang makaalagad ug duha ka agalon; kay mahitabo man nga dumtan niya ang usa ug higugmaon niya ang ikaduha; o dapigan niya ang usa ug tamayon niya ang ikaduha. Dili kamo makaalagad sa Dios ug sa mga bahandi."
Chinese一 個 僕 人 不 能 事 奉 兩 個 主 . 不 是 惡 這 個 愛 那 個 、 就 是 重 這 個 輕 那 個 . 你 們 不 能 又 事 奉   神 、 又 事 奉 瑪 門 。
Croatian"Nijedan sluga ne može služiti dvojici gospodara. Ili æe jednoga mrziti, a drugoga ljubiti; ili æe uz jednoga prianjati, a drugoga prezirati. Ne možete služiti Bogu i bogatstvu."
DanishIngen Tjener kan tjene to Herrer; thi han vil enten hade den ene og elske den anden, eller holde sig til den ene og ringeagte den anden; I kunne ikke tjene Gud og Mammon."
DutchGeen huisknecht kan twee heren dienen; want of hij zal den enen haten, en den anderen liefhebben, of hij zal den enen aanhangen, en den anderen verachten; gij kunt God niet dienen en den Mammon.
FinnishEi kukaan palvelija voi palvella kahta herraa; sillä hän on joko tätä vihaava ja toista rakastava, taikka tähän liittyvä ja toista halveksiva. Ette voi palvella Jumalaa ja mammonaa."
FrenchNul serviteur ne peut servir deux maîtres. Car, ou il haïra l`un et aimera l`autre; ou il s`attachera à l`un et méprisera l`autre. Vous ne pouvez servir Dieu et Mamon.
GermanKein Knecht kann zwei Herren dienen: entweder er wird den einen hassen und den andern lieben, oder er wird dem einen anhangen und den andern verachten. Ihr könnt nicht Gott samt dem Mammon dienen.
HungarianEgy szolga sem szolgálhat két úrnak: mert vagy az egyiket gyûlöli és a másikat szereti; vagy az egyikhez ragaszkodik, és a másikat megveti. Nem szolgálhattok az Istennek és a mammonnak.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTidak seorang pun dapat bekerja untuk dua majikan; sebab ia akan lebih mengasihi yang satu daripada yang lain, atau ia akan lebih setia kepada majikan yang satu daripada yang lain. Begitulah juga dengan kalian. Kalian tidak dapat bekerja untuk Allah dan untuk harta benda juga."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTiada seorang hamba dapat bertuankan dua orang, karena tak dapat tiada seorang dibencinya dan yang lain itu dikasihinya kelak; atau ia berpegang pada seorang, dan meringankan yang lain. Tiadalah dapat kamu bertuhankan Allah bersama-sama dengan Mammon."
MaoriE kore e ahei i te pononga te mahi ki nga rangatira tokorua: ka kino hoki ki tetahi, ka aroha ki tetahi; ka u ranei ki tetahi, ka whakahawea ki tetahi. E kore e ahei i a koutou te mahi ki te Atua, ki te taonga.
NorwegianIngen tjener kan tjene to herrer; for han vil enten hate den ene og elske den andre, eller holde sig til den ene og forakte den andre; I kan ikke tjene Gud og mammon.
PortugueseNenhum servo pode servir dois senhores; porque ou há de odiar a um e amar ao outro, o há de odiar a um e amar ao outro, o há de dedicar-se a um e desprezar o outro. Não podeis servir a Deus e às riquezas.   
RumanianNici o slugq nu poate sluji la doi stqpkni; cqci sau va urk pe unul wi va iubi pe celalt, sau va yinea numai la unul wi va nesocoti pe celalt. Nu puteyi sluji lui Dumnezeu wi lui Mamona.``
Shuar`Takarniuri Jimiará uuntrintin ajastinian tujintiawai. Warí, chikichnaka aneak chikichnaka nakitrashtatuak. Chikichan umiruk chikichnaka umirkashtatui. Yussha kuitcha Mái-metek Enentáimtuschamniaitrume" Tímiayi Jesus.
SpanishNingún siervo puede servir a dos señores; porque aborrecerá al uno y amará al otro, o se dedicará al uno y menospreciará al otro. No podéis servir a Dios y a las riquezas."
Swahili"Hakuna mtumishi awezaye kuwatumikia mabwana wawili; kwa maana atamchukia mmoja na kumpenda mwingine, au ataambatana na mmoja na kumdharau mwingine. Hamwezi kumtumikia Mungu na mali."
SwedishIngen som tjänar kan tjäna två herrar; ty antingen kommer han då att hata den ene och älska den andre, eller kommer han att hålla sig till den förre och förakta den senare. I kunnen icke tjäna både Gud och Mamon."
Uma"Uma-hawo ria hadua topobago mobago hi rodua tua. Apa' hadua mpai' nape'ahi', hadua napokahuku'. Hadua natuku' -ki hawa' -na, hadua nasapuaka. Wae wo'o koi', uma-koi bisa mpotuku' konoa Alata'ala, pai' hamali-koi ntora mporumpu rewa dunia'."

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

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Derivations & Misspellings: Two

Derivations

Words beginning with "two": twofer, twofers, twofold, twofolds, twopence, twopences, twopenny, twos, twosome, twosomes. (additional references)

Words containing "two": artwork, artworks, basketwork, basketworks, bentwood, bentwoods, breastwork, breastworks, brightwork, brightworks, cabinetwork, cabinetworks, creditworthiness, creditworthinesses, creditworthy, cutwork, cutworks, cutworm, cutworms, driftwood, driftwoods, ductwork, ductworks, fatwood, fatwoods, flatwork, flatworks, flatworm, flatworms, footwork, footworks, footworn, fretwork, fretworks, frostwork, frostworks, fruitwood, fruitwoods, heartwood, heartwoods, heartworm, heartworms, jointworm, jointworms, lightwood, lightwoods, network, networked, networking, networkings, networks. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Two" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: awo, dwo, ewo, fwo, qwol, stwo, tbo, tbw, tco, tfw, thwe, tio, tko, tno, towt, trw, trwo, tso, tto, ttwa, tw, twa, t'war, twd, twe, twi, twid, twif, twim, twio, twoa, twod, twoe, twof, twoi, twom, twon, twoo, twop, twot, twou, twox, twr, twu, twun, twx, twy, tyo, Tywi, wtb, wto, zwo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Two"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "two" (pronounced tuw")
2t uw"hitherto, into, stew, tattoo, to, too.

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

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Anagrams: Two

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: tow, wot.

Words within the letters "o-t-w"

-1 letter: ow, to, wo.

 Words containing the letters "o-t-w"
 

+1 letter: nowt, stow, swot, town, tows, towy, trow, twos, wont, wort, wost, wots.

 

+2 letters: kotow, nowts, owlet, rowth, stowp, stows, strow, swots, throw, towed, towel, tower, towie, towns, towny, trows, whort, wonts, worst, worth, worts, wrote, wroth.

 

+3 letters: bestow, bowpot, cowpat, frowst, godwit, growth, howlet, intown, kotows, kowtow, lowest, newton, outlaw, outrow, outsaw, outwar, outwit, owlets, powter, rowths, stowed, stowps, strown, strows, tallow, thrown, throws, towage, toward, towels, towers, towery, towhee, towies, towing, townee, townie, trowed, trowel, trowth, twofer, uptown, wanton, whorts, wittol, wombat, wonted, wonton, worrit, worset, worsts, worths, worthy, wotted.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Sounds
10. Quotations: Familiar
11. Quotations: Historic
12. Quotations: Fiction
13. Quotations: Non-fiction
14. Quotations: Spoken
15. Quotations: Speeches
16. Usage Frequency
17. Names: Derived from
18. Names: Company Usage
19. Expressions
20. Expressions: Internet
21. Translations: Modern
22. Translations: Ancient
23. Bible Trace
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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