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2 VERB If you say that someone is twittering about something, you mean that they are speaking about silly or unimportant things, usually rather fast or in a high-pitched voice. □ [V + about ] …debutantes twittering excitedly about Christian Dior dresses. □ [V with quote] She laughs, blushes and twitters: 'Oh, doesn't Giles have just the most charming sense of humour?' [Also V ]

two ◆◆◆ /tuː / (twos )

1 NUM Two is the number 2. □  He is now married with two children.

2 PHRASE If you say it takes two or it takes two to tango , you mean that a situation or argument involves two people and they are both therefore responsible for it. □  Divorce is never the fault of one partner; it takes two. □  It takes two to tango and so far our relationship has been one-sided.

3 PHRASE If you put two and two together , you work out the truth about something for yourself, by using the information that is available to you. □  Putting two and two together, I assume that this was the car he used.

4to kill two birds with one stone → see bird

5two a penny → see penny

two -bit ADJ [ADJ n] You use two-bit to describe someone or something that you have no respect for or that you think is inferior. [AM , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  …some two-bit little dictator. □  That may be two-bit psychology, but it's the only explanation I have.

two -dime nsional also two dimensional

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A two-dimensional object or figure is flat rather than solid so that only its length and width can be measured. □  …new software, which generates both two-dimensional drawings and three-dimensional images.

2 ADJ If you describe fictional characters as two-dimensional , you are critical of them because they are very simple and not realistic enough to be taken seriously. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  I found the characters very two-dimensional, not to say dull.

two -fa ced ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you describe someone as two-faced , you are critical of them because they say they do or believe one thing when their behaviour or words show that they do not do it or do not believe it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He had been devious and two-faced.

two|fold /tuː foʊld/ also two-fold ADJ You can use twofold to introduce a topic that has two equally important parts. [FORMAL ] □  The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.

two -ha nded ADJ [usu ADJ n, oft ADJ after v] A two-handed blow or catch is done using both hands.

two -ho rse ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe a contest as a two-horse race, you mean that only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning. □  The election may not be the traditional two-horse race between the preferred Democrat and Republican party candidates.

two -perce nt milk N‑UNCOUNT Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed. [AM ] in BRIT, use semi-skimmed milk

two -piece (two-pieces ) also two piece

1 ADJ [ADJ n] You can use two-piece to describe something, especially a set of clothing, that is in two parts. □  …a two-piece bathing suit.

2 N‑COUNT A two-piece is a woman's suit which consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of trousers.

two|some /tuː səm/ (twosomes ) N‑COUNT A twosome is a group of two people.