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twos

/tuːz/US/tuz/

twos noun: the age of two; two years old. Also the plural of two.

Noun (1)

twos

  1. The age of two; two years old.
    • The boy in his twos is just learning to walk.
    • Twos are the hardest year on parents.

Noun (2)

twos pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, plural, plural-only, slang) The cells located on the first floor.

Noun (3)

twos pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) A pair of twos.
    Synonyms:
    deuces, ducks
  2. (plural, plural-only) A reserves team.

Verb

twos (third-person singular simple present twoss, present participle twosing, simple past and past participle twosed)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, transitive) To share a cigarette with someone after smoking half of it.
    • With a lump in your throat, she won’t understand
      Twos on a cigarette and talk blah-blah2007 January 29, “Pacemaker” (track 8), in Jamie T (lyrics), Panic Prevention
    • Tell bro “make sure you twos that, yute!”2020 July 3, “Lightwork Freestyle”, Y.CB of 7th (lyrics)

Also used as

twos is also the plural of two.

Synonyms of twos

Forms of twos

third-person singular presenttwoss
present participletwosing
past participletwosed
pasttwosed

Words formed from twos

Phrases with twos

Words that rhyme with twos

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Questions about twos

What does twos mean?
Twos means the age of two; two years old.
What part of speech is twos?
Twos can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce twos?
Twos is pronounced /tuːz/ (UK).

Words near twos in the dictionary

  1. twopennyworth
  2. twopennyworths
  3. twoprov
  4. Tworek
  5. Tworeks
  6. twos
  7. twos up
  8. twoscore
  9. twoscores
  10. Twosday
  11. twosies

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