two

/tu/

/tu/

Other forms: twos

Two is a whole number that's greater than one, but less than three. If you found one fuzzy mitten and then your friend gave you another one, you would have two mittens — perfect for your two hands.

In a deck of cards, there are four twos — one in each suit. In most games, the two is considered the lowest card. Two can also be used as an adjective to describe anything that numbers one more than one. In cards, if you have a pair of twos, you have two twos. This spelling of two always refers to a number and shouldn't be confused with the homonyms "to" or "too."

Definitions of two

1. noun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
   synonyms: 2, II, deuce

   types:

   craps, snake eyes

   expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

   brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke

   two items of the same kind

   doubleton

   (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player

   type of:

   digit, figure

   one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
2. adjective

   being one more than one
   “he received two messages”

   synonyms: 2, ii

   cardinal

   being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
3. noun

   one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
   synonyms: deuce

   type of:

   playing card

   one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games