List of Old English Words in the OED/TW

Old English	n	English
Twain	n	Consisting of two parts or elements; double, a two-fold. 2. the abstract number two (in poetic usage). 3. in river navigation, two fathoms or twelve feet. 4. group of two, a pair or couple. 4. twins.
Twain	vb	To carve, cut, hew into two parts. 2. to separate, be separated part, put apart, divide into two, tweme, disunite, estrange, be at variance; to asunder.
Twain	phr	"East is East and West is West, and "Never the Twain Shall Meet" - the word twain is hardly ever used these days, so you're most likely to see it in an old book of poetry, or in the phrase "never the twain shall meet." This saying means that two people — or groups of people — are so unlike each other that they'll never manage to see things the same way.
Twain	phr	"In Twain" - in halves, in two, into two parts, asunder.
Tway-blade	n	A plant having or with two blades (tway-blade or twi-blade) or leaves springing from the root, such as the orchid family of Listeria and Liparis.
Twain-cloud(s)	n	A name for cumulostratus.
Tway	n	Two; a couple, a pair.
Tway	phr	"In Tway" - in two pieces or parts; in two.
Tway-biting	n	The action of cutting two-ways.
Tway-toothed	adj	Having two rows of teeth.
Tweak	n	An instance of tweaking.
Tweak	vb	To pinch and twist sharply; pull with a sharp jerk; twist. 2. make fine adjustment to a mechanism. (probably an alteration of dialect twick from Old English.
Tweaking	n	The act or action of pinching or twisting sharply.
Tweed	n	Scottish form of 'twill' - originally a misreading of tweel, scottish form of twill and influenced by association with River Tweed).
Tweedily	adv	(Of a garment) made of tweed cloth, tweedy. 2. habitually wearing tweed clothes. 3. of a robust traditional or rural character (by association with the country gentry who traditionally wear tweeds.
Tweediness	n	Made of or resembling tweed, as in texture, appearance, or the like. wearing or favoring tweeds, especially as a mark of a casual, sporty, or intellectual way of life, as at college or in the country: a tweedy sportswoman.
Tweeds	n	Clothes made of tweed, twill.
Tweedy	adj	Of or relating to tweed cloth. 2. tweedily.
Twelfth	n	Position 12 in a countable series of things. 2. one part in twelve equal parts; one-twelfth, twelfth part, duodecimal. 3. the quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve equal parts of one whole. 4. The next in order after the eleventh. 5. in music, an interval comprising an octave and a fifth
Twelfth	adj	Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven others; -the ordinal of twelve. 2. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position. 2. constituting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into which anything is divided.
Twelfth day	n	January 6th, the festival of the Epiphany, the twelfth day after Christmas. 2. also known as the Twelfth-tide.
Twelfthly	adv	In the twelth place; twelvth in a series.
Twelfthtide	n	The season including the Twelfth-night; the season of the Ephiphany; formerly the concluding part of Christmas holidays. 2. (archaic or obsolete) the season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself
Twelve	n	One more than eleven; the product of two units and six units. 2. a symbol for this 12, X11. 3. a size etc denoted by 12. 4. twelve o'clock.
Twelve	adj	The maount of twelve.
Twelve men	n	"The Twelve Men" - a jury.
Twelve-fold	adj	Twelve times as great as or as much. 2. composed of twelve parts or division; of twelve kinds; twelve times in amount.
Twelvemonth	n	A period of twelve months; a year.
Twelve-monthly	adv	Yearly, annually.
Twelvepence	n	The monetary unit of twelve pence; twelve-pence.
Twelvepenny	n	Having a value or cost of twelve pence; twelve-penny.
Twelvescore	n	Two hundred and forty (twelve-score).
Twelve-stepper	n	A person who is or has been a participant in a twelve-step program to recover from addiction.
Twelve-year-old	n	A suffix (years-old) to indicate the age of something or someone.
Twelvish	adj	Of or about twelve years of age.
Tweme	vb	To separate into two; divide into two parts.
Twenties	n	Plural of twenty. 2. twenty dollar bills. 3. the decade of 1720s, 1820s, 1920s etc.
Twentieth	n	Position 20 in a countable series of things. 2. next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth; coming after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty. 3. constituting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which anything is divided. 4. the next in order after the nineteenth; one coming after nineteen others. 5. the quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty equal parts of one whole.
Twentieth	adj	Constituting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into which anything is divided. 2. coming next after the nineteenth in position.
Twenty	n	The product of two and ten. 2. a symbol for this XX. 3. the number from 20 to 29 , esp. the years of the century or or a person's life.
Twenty	adj	That amount to 20.
Twenty-fold	n	Two-fold; double.
Twentyish	adv	Of about twenty years of age
Twentyness	n	The property of being twenty in number.
Twenty-something	n	A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive of someone in his or her twenties.
Twenty-twenty	n	Denoting vision of normal acuity. 2. colloquial, denoting clear perception of hindsight.
Twenty-twenty hindsight	n	Colloquial, denoting clear perception of hindsight.
Twenty-winks	n	A very short sleep; one-half as along as forty winks.
Tweon	vb	To be doubtful, to doubt, to debate.
Twere	vb	Abbreviation of "It were" - it would be.
Twi	prf	OE: two-something twice.
Twi-bill	n	A kind of axe with two cutting edges. 2. a mattock, tubal, cleaver. 3. a reaping hook, pruning hook. 4. a double-bladed battle-axe, a weapon.
Twi-blade	n	Any of several orchids, of the genera Lipara and Listera, that have a pair of basal leaves (twayblade).
Twi-born	adj	That or who has experienced a second birth; born again; regenerated.
Twichild	n	One who is "twice a child" or in his second childhood. 2. an old man in his second childhood or dotage.
Twice	adv	Two times, as in succession: as write to me twice a week. 2. on two occasions; in two instances: I texted him twice. 3. in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree
Twice	phr	"Be Twice the Woman/Man (than someone is)" - be much better, more decent or moral, stronger than.
Twice	phr	"Once a Twice" - a few times, occasionally.
Twice	phr	"Once Bitten Twice Shy" - be extra cautious after having an unpleasant experience.
Twice	phr	"Think Twice" - consider carefully.
Twice	phr	"Twice Over" - not just once but twice.
Twice-told	adj	Counted or reckoned twice; twice as much as; twice in amount; two-fold in degree.
Twice-laid	adj	Made from the yarns of old or used rope.
Twice-weekly	adv	Occurring on two occasions each week.
Twi-wifing	n	Bigamy by a husband; twi-briding; twi-husbanding.
Twice-yearly	adv	Occurring on two occasions each year.
Twick	vb	To twitch. 2. to pull sharply or suddenly. (may be related to tweak).
Twi-fold	adj	Two-fold; double.
Twi-fold	vb	To fold in two or bend double.
Twi-foldly	adv	Two-fold or twice in amount.
Twi-forked	adj	Two-forked; bi-forked.
Twig	n	A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year; branchlet, sprig. 2. a small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size.
Twig	vb	To branch out in a twiglike manner; such as a the lightning bolt twigged in several directions. 2. to twitch; to pull; to tweak. (obs).
Twig	phr	"Hop the Twig" - to die; pass away.
Twigged	adj	Like or abounding in twigs.
Twiggen	adj	Made of twigs or wickerwork.
Twiggy	adj	Like a twig; slender as a shoot of a branch made of twigs. 2. like wickerwork. 3. full or abounding in twigs; bushy, scrubby.
Twigginess	n	The condition or state of being twiggy, like a twig, or slender.
Twigless	adj	Lacking in twigs.
Twiglike	adj	Resembling a twig or twigs.
Twigsnake	n	A venomous snake of the genus Thelotornis.
Twigsome	adj	Full of twigs; twiggy.
Twi-headed	adj	Having two heads; two-headed.
Twile-hole	n	A hole left in the centre of a wattle hurdle for the insertion of a pole on which several hurdles may be carried simultaneously.
Twilight	n	The time of day immediately following sunset; dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle. 2. the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth. 3. a condition of decline following successes; in the twilight of one's years. 4. the light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18[deg] below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth. 5. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which anything is viewed
Twilight	adj	Seen or done by twilight. 2. imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure. 2. lighted by or as if by twilight; as the twilight glow of the sky; dusky. twilit.
Twilight	vb	To light imperfectly or dimly.
Twilight	phr	"In One's Twilight Years" - the last years of someone's life:
Twilight	phr	"Twilight of the Gods" - the titanic battle in which the gods and the giants destroyed each other. 2. in Norse mythology, the twilight of the gods, and the doomsday of the world, preceding the regeneration.
Twilighted	adj	Partly illuminated.
Twilight home	n	A home for old people; a geriatric institution; a nursing home.
Twilight-housing	n	Housing for special need persons; esp; retirement homes, nursing homes and geriatric institutions.
Twilighting	n	The act of relaxing; the state or condition of enjoying one’s surroundings; the state of reminiscing about the past; or thinking about someone; a revere with one lost in thought (or lack there of); absorbing-state (figuratively); a deep state of reflection.
Twilightish	adj	Resembling twilight; crepuscular.
Twilightless	adj	Devoid or having no twilight.
Twilight shift	n	Shift work between the day shift and the night shift.
Twilight-sleep	n	A state induced by pain-killing and sleep-inducing medication to alleviate or mitigate the suffering of people during a moribund state. 2. a state of partial narcosis; esp. to ease the pain of childbirth. 3. the between-light.
Twilight-world	n	A shadowy region. 2. a world characterised by uncertainty, obscurity or decline. 3. the world which comes to light after sunset; characterized by merry-making or criminal activity.
Twilighty	adj	Resembling twilight.
Twilight-years	n	The last years of someone's life: Old people often rely on pets for comfort and companionship in their twilight years. 2. of the elderly: a ripe old age idiom. aged.
Twilit	vb	Lit by twilight.
Twill	n	A woolen fabric or cloth having parallel lines, ribs or ridges; a fabric woven with a twill (tweed). 2. a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs. 3. appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over one and under two, or over one and under three or more, warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in regular succession, as in plain weaving. 4. tweed, braid, crimp, dog-ear, double, enfold, entwine, fold, fold over, frill, gather, infold, intertwist, knit, lace, lap over, loop, mat, net, noose, pleat, quill, raddle, tuck, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, wreathe.
Twill	vb	Weave diagonal lines into (textiles). 2. to weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of diagonal lines or ribs on the surf
Twilled	adj	Woven so as to produce a diagonal rib or line, ribbed or ridged.
Twilling	n	Twilled fabric or pattern; produces this.
Twilly	adj	Having twills or pertaining to twilly cloth or garments.
Twi-minded	adj	Having two minds about something; considering if, or thought in two aspects. 2. in a dilemma.
Twin	adj	Being two identical; duplicate, matching, twinned.
Twin	n	Either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy. 2. in astrology, a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini. 3. a duplicate copy; counterpart, similitude.
Twin	vb	To duplicate, match, or parallel. 2. to bring two objects, ideas, or people together; match, mate, couple, pair. 3. grow as twins. 4. to give birth to twins. 5. to bring forth twins. 6. to be born at the same birth. 7. to cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. 8. to separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.
Twin	vb	To put asunder (properly). 2. two things or persons; or one from the other. 3. to separate, disjoin, disunite, sunder, sever, part, divide. 4. to deliver, set free, to distinguish. 5. to divide, shart, part with. 6. to deprive of. 7. of persons or things- to go asunder; to separate, put apart. 8. to depart, go away, to go, proceed, escape, get free;. to depart from a place or thing, "Ere that we farther twin." --Chaucer.
Twin	phr	"Twin From" - to separate oneself from; to part from; take leave of; to deprive oneself of; to give up.
Twin	phr	"Twin With" - to part with, to take leave, to deprive oneself; give up. 2. to break asunder; burst; cleave in, twain.
Twin-bed	n	Each of a pair of a single bed.
Twinberry	n	U.S. name for the Gaultheria procumbens, checkerberry, partridge-berry or winter-green.
Twinborn	adj	Born, or brough forth, at the same birth. 2. born as a twin or twins.
Twin-brother	n	A brother who is one's twin.
Twind	vb	Variant of "Twine" - to twist, twine, wind, turn. 2. to become entangled or knotted. 3. of an arrow; part from the bow.
Twindle	vb	To bring forth or bear twins.
Twine	n	Division, separation, disunuion. 2. a twined or twisted object or part. 3. a fold, coil, convulsion. 4. a twist or turn in the the course of a thing. 5. a tangle, knot, snarl. 6. an embrace, a clasp. 7. a turn of fortune; vicissitude. 8. of a line: a spiral; a helical.
Twine	vb	Coil or wind around. 2. grow in a winding way.
Twine-box	n	A twine-holder: a box with a hole in the lid through which twine is unwound from a ball inside.
Twined	adj	Divided, separate; disuniting. 2. twisted. 3. folded, coiled, convulsed. 4. tangled, knotted, snarled. 5. embracing, clasping. 6. vicissitudinal. 7, spiralling, helical.
Twined	adj	Of two born at one birth. 2. intimately joined or united; as two things: coupled (usu. also implying close similarity.) 3.
Twine-less	adj	Destitute of twine; having no twine.
Twiner	n	Any plant which twines around a support.
Twine-thread	n	A twisted or double-spun thread; also collectively cord, twine.
Twinge	n	The act of pinching, wringing, tweaking, twitching, tweaking, twisting, turning. 2. smarting, tingling, irritation. 3. pain very sharp often wringing; often a local momentarily pain; esp. applied to that of gout or rheumatism. 4. an after-twinge of the body or mind. 5. prick or twinge of conscience; sometimes stimulating pride. 6. a sharp mental pain; a pang of shame, remorse, sorrow or the like. 7. a nip of cold. 8. an earwig.
Twinge	vb	To pinch, wringe, tweak, twinge. 2. to cause to smart, tingle, irritate affect (the body or mind) with a twinge or sharp pain; to prick the conscience. 3. to experience a twinge or pinching.
Twinger	n	One who twinges, irritates, pricks the conscience of others.
Twinging	n	The feeling of smarting, tingling, pricking and irritatingly affecting (the body or mind) with a twinge or sharp pain.
Twingy	adj	Twinging pain, irritating, pain, tingling, pricking.
Twi-night	n	A game of baseball or cricket etc., which begins in the afternoon and continues into the night under or with artificial lighting.
Twi-nighter	n	A game of baseball or cricket etc., which begins in the afternoon and continues into the night under or with artificial lighting.
Twining	n	Twisting, spinning, winding, embracing, writhing. winding, coiling, withing etc. spec, of a plant growing spirally around a support.
Twining	adj	Winding, coiling, twisting etc. spec, of a plant growing spirally around a support.
Twiningly	adv	In a twining manner.
Twin-kind	adj	Of two kinds, two-fold, double.
Twinkle	n	A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash; scintillation, sparkling; anything which emits a transient or faint radiance, esp. applied to the eyes. 2. merriment expressed by a brightness, gleam or animation of countenance; light. 3. a closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a wink or sparkle of the eye; the time of a wink, a blink. 4. a brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated. 5. a young sexually attractive female.
Twinkle	vb	Gleam or glow intermittently; flash, blink, wink, winkle. 2. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; winkle, scintillate. 3. to open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink. 4. to shine with an intermittent or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.
Twinkler	n	One who winks; a winkle.
Twinkle-toes	n	One very light and nimble on his or her toes; an accomplished dancer.
Twinkling	n	The action of shining with tremulous or faint radiance, scintillation, glimmering (also transfig. & fig.) 2. the action of or act of winking or nictation. 2. time taken in the winkling of an eye; a very brief moment or an instance.
Twinkling	phr	"In the Twinkling of an Eye" - in an instant, moment. Also: "In a twinkling of an eye; "All in a twinkling"; "At a twinkling."
Twinkingly	adv	In a twinkling manner: shiningly, glimmeringly, scintillationly.
Twinkly	adv	That twinkles.
Twinkly	adj	That twinkles.
Twinleaf	n	A small perennial herb (Jeffersonia diphyllia).
Twin-lepy	adj	After "Onlepi/ Onlepy"- twofold, double; two only.
Twinless	adj	Not having or lacking twins.
Twin-light	n	Twilight, dusk, the crespular.
Twin-like	adj	Resembling or characteristic of a twin or twins.
Twinling	n	A twin.
Twinly	adj	To an equal extent; in an identical degree; doubly.
Twinned	adj	Paired; coupled, joined together.
Twinner	n	One who gives birth to twins. 2. of an animal, a breeder of twins.
Twinning	n	The action of parting or separation.
Twin-room	n	A room, especially in a hotel, that has two single rooms.
Twinship	n	The condition of being a twin or a twin. 2. relations of a twin or twins.
Twin-sisterhood	n	The relationship of twin sisters.
Twin-soul	n	Kindred spirits, soul mates.
Twin-spreche	n	"Twin-speak" - double or deceitful speech.
Twin steamer	n	A double-hulled vessel with a paddle between.
Twinter	n	Of two winters; a period of two winters. 2. a two year-old (said of cattle, horse and sheep)
Twins	n	"The Twins" - the constellation "Gemini"
Twin-towns	n	One of a pair of towns (usu. in different countries)that have established official links. 2. of a city, town linked with another (in a different country) for the purpose of friendship and cultural exchange.
Twiny	adj	Of the nature of twine.
Twirede	adj	Of or in two minds or counsel: undecided, irresolute, not unanimous.
Twirl	n	A rapid rotary motion; a flourish. ????/
Twirl	vb	To turn around rapidly.
Twirl	phr	"Twirl One's Thumbs" - have nothing to do.????
Twissel	n	O.E. meanings include: forked, double, confluence, junction. 2. twofold. 3. a double fruit or a pair of like things growing on a tree.
Twist	n	A twisting force. 2. anything twisted, or the act of twisting. 3. degree of stress or strain when twisted. 4. type of thread. 5. sliver of lemon peel. 6. sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc distortion to the meaning of a word or passage. 7. unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc type of dance. 8. rotation of the body when diving. 9. sprain, especially to the ankle. 10. slang: girl, woman. 11. roll of twisted dough, baked. 12. material for gun barrels. 13. spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon. 14. beverage made of brandy and gin. 15. strong individual tendency.
Twist	vb	To turn the ends in opposite directions. 2. to join together by twining. 3. to turn a knob etc. 4. to distort or change the truth or meaning. 5. to wind, to follow a wavy course. 6. to form a twist (in any of the above meanings). 7. to injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
Twist	phr	"Twist off" - remove by turning, as the top of a bottle.
Twist	phr	"Twist in the Wind" - to be left in the state of suspense or uncertainty.
Twist	phr	"Twist Someone's Arm" - to put pressure on someone into doing something that which they are reluctant to do.
Twist	phr	"Twist the Knife" - to deliberately do or say something to worsen a situation or increase a person's distress, irritation or anger.
Twist	phr	"Twist Up" - contort, distort (in pain, disgust, contempt, envy etc).
Twist-bit	n	A brace bit that allows for a claen accurate boring.
Twisted	adj	Forced out of the natural or proper shape; crumpled. 2. injure by wrenching; sprained. 3. of a personality or way of thinking unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal; warped. 4. in a twisted or crumpled mass.
Twistedly	adv	In a twisted or crumpled mass.
Twistedness	n	In a twisted state or condition.
Twister	n	A swindler, dishonest person. 2. a tornado.
Twist-free	adj	Free or without twists or turns; straight.
Twistily	adv	In a twisty manner, characterized by many twists, bends or turns.
Twistless	adj	Producing or having no (or very little)twist.
Twists-and-turns	n	Various and confusing tactics intended to achieve or evade something (often with delaying or deceit).
Twist-tie	n	A small piece of plastic-covered wire to be twisted around the neck of a plastic bag as a closure.
Twisty	adj	Not arranged or moving in a straight line; winding, bending.
Twit	n	A reproach or a taunt, usually good-humored.
Twit	vb	To reproach, blame, or taunt.
Twitted	adj	Taunted.
Twitch	n	Sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition; vellication. 2. the act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. 3. a short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a twitch in the side.
Twitch	vb	To snatch by way of robbery or theft. 2. to pinch and pull at with pincers or the like; to nip; to hurt or pain by doing this. 3. of a nerve: to twinge, shoot. 4. to go with a sudden swift motion; to dart, shoot. 5. make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion. 6. move with abrupt, sudden motion, seemingly uncontrolled motions; jerk. 7. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air; flip. 8. squeeze tightly between the fingers; squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch. To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.
Twitch	phr	"At a Twitch" - in a moment; without delay.
Twitch-bell	n	An earwig.
Twitched	adj	Irritable, rattled.
Twitchel	n	A fork in a road; a forked way. 2. a narrow passage between walls or hedges. 3. a noose.
Twitcher	n	A bird-watcher whose main aim is to collect and report sightings of rare birds.
Twitchily	adv	In a manner of twitching
Twitchiness	n	State or condition of nervousness, fidgetness, irritability.
Twitching	n	The involuntary action of twitching. 2. jerking, plucking, nipping, convulsing, or spasmodic movement.
Twitch-up	n	A pegged down snare attached to an elastic sapling or the like, which springs up and strangles the game when sprung. 2. a noose, loop. 3. a place in or part of a vein where it is compressed or narrows. 4. a small lock of wool or flax twisted around the forefinger of the left hand in spinning. 5. forceps, tweezers.
Twitch-up	vb	To hang.
Twitchy	adj	Characterized by twitching, having a tendency to twitch; also nervous, fidgety, irritable; also said of a smile.
Twi-thought	n	An indistinct or vague thought.
Twi-tongued	adj	Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued and (by extension) deceitful.
Twitten	n	A narrow passage between two walls or hedges; a laneway.
Twitter	vb	To upbraid, rebuke.
Twixt	prp	Aphetic form of betwixt (preposition or adverb).
Twixten	a	Between.
Twizeled	adj	Forked (?)
Two	adj	Being one more than one.
Two	n	The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number. 2. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots; deuce. 3. one or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number. 4. the sum of one and one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects. 5. a symbol representing two units. 6. in two, asunder; into two parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut in two.
Two	phr	"Be In Two Minds" - be undecided between two alternatives.
Two	phr	"Be a Two-edged Sword" - to involve both advantages and disadvantages of similar significance.
Two	phr	"For Two Pins I Would Do So-and-so" - my tolerance is almost exhausted and i am very tempted to do so-and-so.
Two	phr	"Have Two Left Feet" - clumsy, awkward
Two	phr	"Have Two Strings to One's Bow" - have two means to solve problems; be multi-skilled.
Two	phr	"In Two" - in or in two pieces; bisected.
Two	phr	"In Two Shakes" - immediately, in a moment, split second.
Two	phr	"In Two Twos" - in a very short time; directly, immediately.
Two	phr	"Knock Two Heads Together" - to make two persons come to their senses and deal with each other.
Two	phr	"Life's a Two-way Street" - fig. life requires mutual action.
Two	phr	"Put Two and Two Together" - deduce.
Two	phr	"That Makes Two of Us" - that is true of me also.
Two	phr	"Throw In Somebody's Twopence Worth" - to modestly supply one's own facts or views.
Two	phr	"Two and Two Make Four" - someone or a situation is a matter of fact; a self-evident proposition.
Two	phr	"Two A Penny" - also worthless, be easily obtained.
Two	phr	"Two By Two" - in pairs.
Two	phr	"Two Can Live As Cheaply As One" - an argument put forth in favor of two people living together (esp. from a man point of view when women were presumed not to be wage earners).
Two	phr	"Two Can Play that Game" - another person's behavior can be copied to that person's disadvantage.
Two	phr	"Two Fat Ladies" - in the game of bingo, a traditional call for the number eighty-eight (88).
Two	phr	"Two Fingers Up" - a gesture of contempt.
Two	phr	"Two Heads Are Better Than One" - some problems may be solved more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.
Two	phr	"Two Men and a Dog" - very few people.
Two	phr	"Two of a Kind" - two persons or things that are similar.
Two	phr	"Two Thumbs Up" - of the gesture of putting up two thumbs instead just one; as a hand gesture indicating strong approval.
Two	phr	"Two-time Somebody" - deceive one's (sexual) partner by simultaneously having a sexual relationship with someone else.
Two	phr	"Two Up Two Down" - a house with two reception rooms downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs.
Two	phr	"Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" - the fact that someone has done something unjust or dishonest is no justification for acting in a similar way.
Two	phr	"Two Wrongs Make a Right" - in logic, ethics: a logical fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.
Two	phr	"Where Two or Three Are Gathered Together" - where there is a group (hover small) that is united in felowship, interest or a commom goal.
Two-at-a-length	n	Tandem
Two-bit	adj	Cheap, petty.
Two-bolt lock	n	One combining latch and lock. The former is operated by a knob and spindle or by a slide, and the latter by a key.
Two-by-four	n	A piece of timber measuring two inches by four inches by finishing; much used in building.
Two-by-four	adj	Measuring two inches by four inches. 2. of trifling size or significance; narrow or limited.
Two-edged	adj	Double-edged; having two sharp edges on each sides as a sword; cutting both ways. 2. (fig.) ambiguous, having two meanings one of which might be regarded as uncomplimentary.
Two-fisted	adj	Tough, aggressive, or vigorous drinker. 2. a person clutching a drink in each handle.
Two-fisted drinker	n	Someone who can handle their liquor well
Two-fold	adj	Double; consisting of two strands or threads twisted into one.
Two-fold	adv	In a two-fold manner or degree; doubly.
Two-foldedness	n	State or quality of being two-fold.
Two-foldly	adj	In a two fold manner; doubly.
Two-footed	adj	Having the ability to do or perform feats with both feet, such as footballer who can kick the ball equally well with either foot. 2. a bipedal; two-legged
Two-handed	adj	Ambidextrous. 2. having two hands. 3. constructed for use with two persons; requiring two hands or two players.
Two-handed saw	n	A large saw with a handle at each end and operated by two men for cross-cutting stuff of large section.
Two-headed	adj	Having two heads or faces on one body. 2. directed by two bosses or chiefs; existing under two coordinated authorities.
Two-hearted	adj	Deceitful, deceptive, untrustworthy.
Two hundred	n	The cardinal number occurring after after one hundred and ninety-nine and two hundred and one.
Two-income	adj	Receiving two incomes or wages. 2. a two income family with both partners receiving an income.
Two-ish	adj	Any time close to two o'clock.
Two-lipped	adj	Bi-labial.
Two-lofted	adj	Two-storied, two-tier, two etaged.
Two-ness	n	The fact or state of being two. 2. duality; doubleness.
Two-penn'orth	n	As much as its worth or costs twopence. 2. a paltry or insignificant.
Twopenny	adj	Costing two pence, esp. before decimalization. 2. cheap, worthless.
Twopenny-halfpenny	adj	Cheap, insignificant.
Twos	vb	To keep company with a person of the opposite sex.
Two-score	n	Forty.
Two-sea'd	adj	Situated between two seas; bismaris.
Two-seater	n	Vehicle or aircraft with two seats. 2. a sofa, etc for two people.
Two shot	n	A film, a scene shot in the camera positioned to observe two actors.
Two-sided	adj	Bilateral; two-sideness. 2. fig. having two parts or aspects.
Twosing	n	Companionship with a person of the opposite sex. 2. a couple; an item; a duo.
Twosing	vb	To keep company with a person of the opposite sex. 2. to date, partner, accompany
Twosome	n	Two persons together. 2. two in company. 3. a pair of lovers. 4. a dance, game etc for two persons. 5. something performed by two persons together.
Two-speed	adj	Adapted for two speeds.
Two-start	phr	In(mathematics, in two dimensions) - describing a double spiral that starts at the origin and divides the plane into two. 2. (mathematics, in three dimensions) - describing a construction of two helices that wrap around the same cylinder; if infinite, would divide the surface of the cylinder into two
Two-step	n	a round dance with a sliding step in march or polka time.
Two-stroke	phr	Denoting an internal combustion engine making one explosion of every two piston-strokes, used esp in motorcycles.
Two-thirds	n	Being two thirds of the usual dimension.
Two time	vb	To act or be unfaithful or double-cross one to whom loyalty is owed, especially in love.
Two-timer	n	One who double-crosses or is unfaithful to someone they owed loyalty to, especially in love.
Two-timing	n	The act or action of deceiving a person, esp. one whom loyalty is owed to, especially in love. 2. the act of unfaithfulness of a spouse or lover; by double-crossing or betraying the trust of a spouse or partner by simultaneously having a sexual relationship with some else other than your spouse or partner.
Two-tongued	adj	Hypocritical; double-tongued; twi-tongued.
Two twos	adv	In a very short time; directly; immediately.
Two-up	n	An Australian game of chance, where two coins are simultaneously tossed into the air and bets or wagers are placed on certain outcomes.
Two-way	adj	Supported by both sides; "a two-way treaty" :bipartisan, two-party, 2. involving two parts or elements. 3. operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions. 4.serving to connect at will one pipe or channel with either of two others; as, a two-way cock.
Two-way cock	n	A tap allowing fliud to run in either of two channels.
Two-way street	n	Occuring or existing in two directions; reciprocal. 2. fig. a situation of mutual action. 3. something that works in both ways.
Two-wheeler	n	A vehicle with two wheels.
Ty	sfx	The final suffix of the "Tens" in the numbers: "Twenty, thirty, forty etc."