Two definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TWO, a. [L. duo.] 1. One and one. Two similar horses used together, are called a span, or a pair. 2. Two is used in composition; as in two-legged. Man is a two-legged animal. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: ...
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary DOUBLE, a. Dubl. [L., Gr. See Two.] 1. Two of a sort together; one corresponding to the other; being ... to another; as a double chin. 4. Twofold; also, of two kinds. Darkness and tempest make a double night. 5. Two in number; as double sight or sound. [See No. 1.] 6. Deceitful; acting two parts, one openly, the other in secret. And with double ... Twice. I was double their age. DOUBLE, in composition, denotes, two ways, or twice the number or quantity. WordNet (r) ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BI'NARY, a. [L. binus, two and two.] Binary arithmetic, the invention of Leibnitz, is that in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cypher multiplying every thing by two, as in common arithmetic by 10. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four; 101 is five; 110 ... of falling. Binary number is that which is composed of two units. BI'NARY, n. The constitution of two. WordNet ( ...
... JOINT, n. [L. junctura. See Join.] 1. The joining of two or more things. 2. In anatomy, the joining of two or more bones; an articulation; as the elbow, the knee, or the knuckle. 3. A knot; the union of two parts of a plant; or the space between two joints; an internode; as the joint of a cane, or ... of parts which admits of motion. 5. The place where two pieces of timber are united. 6. In joinery, straight lines are called a joint, when two pieces of wood are planed. 7. One of the ...
two-way definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" [syn: bipartisan, bipartizan, two-party, two-way] 2: involving two parts or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" [syn: bipartite, two-part, two-way] 3: ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TWIN, n. 1. One of two young produced at a birth by an animal that ordinarily ... One very much resembling another. TWIN, a. Noting one of two born at a birth; as a twin brother or sister ... 1. Very much resembling. 2. In botany, swelling out into two protuberances, as an anther or germ. TWIN, v.i. To be born at the same birth. 1. To bring two at once. 2. To be paired; to be suited. [This ... verb is little used.] TWIN, v.t. To separate into two parts. TWIN'-BORN, a. [twin and born.] Born at the ... same birth. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: being two identical [syn: duplicate, matching, twin, twinned] n 1: either ...
... n. [L. par; Heb. to join, couple or associate.] 1. Two things of a kind, similar in form, applied to the ... pair of shoes; a pair of oxen or horses. 2. Two of a sort; a couple; a brace; as a pair ... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: pair, brace] 2: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain ... brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 3: two people considered as a unit 4: a poker hand with ... same value v 1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: pair, pair off, partner ...
... as, things go well between the parties. 3. Belonging to two or more, in common or partnership; as, two friends have but one soul between them; twenty proprietors own ... between them. We observe that between is not restricted to two. 4. Having mutual relation to two or more; as, discords exist between the families. 5. Noting ... with little rest between" [syn: between, betwixt] 2: in between; "two houses with a tree between" [syn: between, 'tween] Merriam Webster ... from be- + -tw?onum (dative plural) (akin to Gothic tweihnai two each); akin to Old English tw? two Date: before ...
Two-handed definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TWO-HANDED, a. Having two hands; an epithet used as equivalent to large, stout and ... equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon" [syn: ambidextrous, two-handed] [ant: left- handed, right-handed] 2: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut ...
... 1828 Dictionary COMPOUND, v.t. 1. To mix or unite two or more ingredients in one mass or body; as, to ... 3. To compose; to constitute. 4. In grammar, to unite two or more words; to form one word of two or more. 5. To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement ... agreement not to prosecute him. COMPOUND, a. 1. Composed of two or more ingredients. Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances. 2. In grammar, composed of two or more words. Ink-stand, writing-desk, careless-ness, ...
two and two definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary . (e) To push from land ... to unite in one. To put this and that (or two and two) together, to draw an inference; to form a correct conclusion ...
... as one synchronous movement is now seen to divide into two stages, namely, the present Messianic age and the consummate state ... rested on a consciousness of difference in quality between the two stages, the content of the Messianic age being far less ... the highest eternal hope, and consequently tends to identify the two, to find the age to come anticipated in the present ... of its spirit. In Judaism there existed at that time two distinct types of eschatological outlook. There was the ancient national ... of the apocalyptic writings a compromise is attempted between these two schemes after this manner, that the carrying out of the ... the consummate order of things, it does not separate the two in essence or quality, it does not exclude the ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary COUPLE, n. [L. G.] 1. Two of the same species or kind, and near in place ... a couple may or may not be a pair. 2. Two things of any kind connected or linked together. 3. A ... couple; a young couple. 4. That which links or connects two things together; a chain. COUPLE, v.t. 1. To link ... number; "he's coming for a couple of days" 4: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair, twosome, twain ... distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] 5: (physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines v 1: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled ...
... a body consisting of a certain number of brigades usually two, and commanded by a major general. But the term is ... n 1: an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve" 2: one of the ... ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA" [syn ... a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings [syn: division, air division] 10: a group ... operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed 12: the act of dividing or partitioning ... opinion or interest ; disagreement, disunity < exploited the divisions between the two countries > 4. a. something that divides, separates, or marks ...