Two Definition–noun | 1. | a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. | | 2. | a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. | | 3. | a set of this many persons or things. | | 4. | a playing card, die f
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ace, or half of a domino face with two pips. | –adjective | 5. | amounting to two in number. | —Idioms | 6. | in two, into two separate parts, as halves: A bolt of lightning split the tree in two. | | 7. | put two and two together, to draw a correct conclusion from the given circumstances; infer: It didn't require a great mind to put two and two together. | |
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Way Definition–noun | 1. | manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way. | | 2. | characteristic or habitual manner: Her way is to work quietly and never complain. | | 3. | a method, plan, or means for attaining a goal: to find a way to reduce costs. | | 4. | a respect or particular: The plan is defective in several ways. | | 5. | a direction or vicinity: Look this way. We're having a drought out our way. | | 6. | passage or progress on a course: to make one's way on foot; to lead the way. | | 7. | Often, ways. distance: They've come a long way. | | 8. | a path or course leading from one place to another: What's the shortest way to town? | | 9. | British. | a. | an old Roman or pre-Roman road: Icknield Way. | | b. | a minor street in a town: He lives in Stepney Way. | | | 10. | a road, route, passage, or channel (usually used in combination): highway; waterway; doorway. | | 12. | any line of passage or travel, used or available: to blaze a way through dense woods. | | 13. | space for passing or advancing: to clear a way through the crowd. | | 14. | Often, ways. a habit or custom: The grandmother lived by the ways of the old country. | | 15. | course or mode of procedure that one chooses or wills: They had to do it my way. | | 16. | condition, as to health, prosperity, or the like: to be in a bad way. | | 17. | range or extent of experience or notice: the best device that ever came in my way. | | 18. | a course of life, action, or experience: The way of t
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ransgressors is hard. | | 19. | Informal. business: to be in the haberdashery way. | | 20. | Nautical. | a. | ways, two or more ground ways down which a hull slides in being launched. | | b. | movement or passage through the water. | | | 21. | Machinery. a longitudinal strip, as in a planer, guiding a moving part along a surface. | —Idioms | 22. | by the way, in the course of one's remarks; incidentally: By the way, have you received that letter yet? | | 23. | by way of, | a. | by the route of; through; via. | | b. | as a method or means of: to number articles by way of distinguishing them. | | c. | British. in the state or position of (being, doing, etc.); ostensibly: He is by way of being an authority on the subject. | | | 24. | come one's way, to come to one; befall one: A bit of good fortune came my way. | | 25. | give way, | a. | to withdraw or retreat: The army gave way before the advance of the enemy. | | b. | to collapse; yield; break down: You will surely give way under the strain of overwork. | | | 26. | give way to, | a. | to yield to: He gave way to their entreaties. | | b. | to become unrestrained or uninhibited; lose control of (one's temper, emotions, etc.): I gave way to my rage and ordered them from the house. | | | 27. | go all the way, Slang. | a. | to do completely or wholeheartedly. | | b. | to take a decisive action, esp. one from which no retreat is possible: Neither side wants to go all the way with nuclear warfare. | | c. | to engage in sexual intercourse. | | | 28. | go out of one's way, to do something that inconveniences one; make an unusual effort: Please don't go out of your way on my account. | | 29. | have a way with, to have a charming, persuasive, or effective manner of dealing with: He has a way with children; to have a way with words. | | 30. | have one's way with, (esp. of a man) to have sexual intercourse with, sometimes by intimidating or forcing one's partner. |
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| 31. | in a family way, pregnant. | | 32. | in a way, after a fashion; to some extent: In a way, she's the nicest person I know. | | 33. | in someone's way, forming a hindrance, impediment, or obstruction: She might have succeeded in her ambition, had not circumstances been in her way. Also, in the way. | | 34. | lead the way, | a. | to go along a course in advance of others, as a guide. | | b. | to take the initiative; be first or most prominent: In fashion she has always led the way. | | | 35. | make one's way, | a. | to go forward; proceed: to make one's way through the mud. | | b. | to achieve recognition or success; advance: to make one's way in the world. | | | 36. | make way, | a. | to allow to pass; clear the way: Make way for the king! | | b. | to relinquish to another; withdraw: He resigned to make way for a younger man. | | c. | Nautical. to make forward or astern progress even though engines are not running. | | | 37. | no way, Informal. not under any circumstances; no: Apologize to him? No way! | | 38. | out of the way, | a. | in a state or condition so as not to obstruct or hinder. | | b. | dealt with; disposed of: I feel better, now that one problem is out of the way. | | c. | murdered: to have a person put out of the way. | | d. | out of the frequented way; at a distance from the usual route. | | e. | improper; amiss: There was something decidedly out of the way about her explanation. | | f. | extraordinary; unusual: Such behavior was out of the way for him. | | | 39. | pave the way to or for. pave (def. 3
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oney at once. Also, see one's way. | | 41. | take one's way, to start out; travel; go: He took his way across the park and headed uptown. | |
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Pager Definition–noun | something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usu. used in combination): Her latest report was a 12-pager. | |
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