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[2] buck, hitch, jerk, jolt—more at JERK

2twitch noun 1 : an act or movement of twitching

2 : a brief spasmodic contraction of muscle fibers

1twitter verb 1 : to make a succession of chirping noises

2 : to talk in a chattering fashion

3 : to tremble with agitation : FLUTTER

Synonyms

[1] cheep, chirp, peep, pipe, tweet—more at CHIRP

[2] chat, chatter, gab, gabble, patter, prattle, run on—more at CHAT

2twitter noun 1 : a slight agitation of the nerves

2 : a small tremulous intermittent noise (as made by a swallow)

3 : a light chattering

Synonyms

dither, fluster, fret, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, tizzy—more at FRET

twixt preposition : BETWEEN

two noun, plural twos 1 : one more than one

2 : the second in a set or series

3 : something having two units

— two adjective or pronoun

two cents noun 1 : a sum or object of very small value

2 or two cents worth : an opinion offered on a topic under discussion

two–faced adjective 1 : given to or marked by duplicity : DOUBLE-DEALING

2 : having two faces

Synonyms

artificial, double-dealing, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealy, mealymouthed, unctuous—more at INSINCERE

two·fold adjective 1 : having two units or members

2 : being twice as much or as many

— twofold adverb

2,4–D noun : an irritant compound used esp. as a weed killer

2,4,5–T noun : an irritant compound used esp. as an herbicide and defoliant

two·pence noun : the sum of two pence

two·pen·ny adjective : of the value of or costing twopence

two–ply adjective 1 : woven as a double cloth

2 : consisting of two strands or thicknesses

two·some noun 1 : a group of two persons or things : COUPLE

2 : a golf match between two players

Synonyms

brace, couple, duo, pair, twain—more at PAIR

two–step noun : a ballroom dance performed with a sliding step in march or polka time; also : a piece of music for this dance

— two–step verb

two–time verb : to betray (a spouse or lover) by secret lovemaking with another

— two–tim·er noun

two–way adjective : involving two elements or allowing movement or use in two directions or manners

2WD abbreviation two-wheel drive

twp abbreviation township

TWX abbreviation teletypewriter exchange

TX abbreviation Texas

ty·coon noun [ORIGIN: Jp taikun feudal lord]

1 : a masterful leader (as in politics)

2 : a powerful businessman or industrialist

Synonyms

[1, 2] baron, czar, king, magnate, mogul, prince—more at MAGNATE

tying present participle of TIE

tyke noun : a small child

tym·pan·ic membrane noun : EARDRUM

tym·pa·num noun, plural -na also -nums : EARDRUM; also : MIDDLE EAR

— tym·pan·ic adjective

1type noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. LL typus, fr. L & Gk; L typus image, fr. Gk typos blow, impression, model, fr. typtein to strike, beat]

1 : a person, thing, or event that foreshadows another to come : TOKEN, SYMBOL

2 : MODEL, EXAMPLE

3 : a distinctive stamp, mark, or sign : EMBLEM

4 : rectangular blocks usu. of metal each having a face so shaped as to produce a character when printed

5 : the letters or characters printed from or as if from type

6 : general character or form common to a number of individuals and setting them off as a distinguishable class

7 : a class, kind, or group set apart by common characteristics ; also : something distinguishable as a variety

Synonyms

breed, class, description, feather, group, ilk, kind, like, manner, nature, order, sort, species—more at SORT

2type verb typed; typ·ing 1 : to represent beforehand as a type

2 : to produce a copy of; also : REPRESENT, TYPIFY

3 : to write with a typewriter or computer keyboard

4 : to identify as belonging to a type

5 : TYPECAST

type·cast verb -cast; -cast·ing 1 : to cast (an actor) in a part calling for characteristics possessed by the actor

2 : to cast repeatedly in the same type of role

type·face noun : all type of a single