Standard Lemma guide

twos

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tuːz/
  • UK: [thu̟ːz]
  • UK: to͞oz
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /tuz/
  • US: [thu̟z]
  • US: to͞oz
  • rhymes with -uːz
  • CMU ARPABET: T UW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of two.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

Examples

  • It's odd there were no twos in the winning lottery numbers.
  • The people arrived in twos and threes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The age of two; two years old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The boy in his twos is just learning to walk.
  • Twos are the hardest year on parents.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The cells located on the first floor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, plural, plural-only, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A pair of twos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only, slang

Topics: card-games, poker

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deuces, ducks

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A reserves team.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To share a cigarette with someone after smoking half of it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Multicultural-London-English, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: дво́йки (dvójki) — plural of 'two'
  • Swedish: tvåor — plural of 'two'
  • Finnish: kakkospari — pair of twos
  • Swedish: tvåor — pair of twos