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Two

One and one; twice one.

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Cardinal 84% connected

Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

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Cardinal 84% connected

Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.

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Brace 76% connected

That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Couple 76% connected

That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Couplet 76% connected

Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.

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Craps 76% connected

A gambling game with dice.

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Distich 76% connected

A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.

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Duad 76% connected

A union of two; duality.

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Duet 76% connected

A composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental.

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Duo 76% connected

A composition for two performers; a duet.

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Dyad 76% connected

Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.

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Pair 76% connected

A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair of beads." Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. "Fou…

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Span 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Spin.

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Twain 76% connected

Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.

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Yoke 76% connected

A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

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Digit 76% connected

One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage; a finger or toe.

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Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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Synonym 1

Deuce 92% connected

Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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