being one more than twenty
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3

21

twenty-one

xxi

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

21

XXI

twenty-one

a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
<noun.act>

blackjack

twenty-one

vingt-et-un

coming next after the twenty-first in position
<adj.all>

22nd

twenty-second

being seven more than twenty
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

27

twenty-seven

xxvii

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

27

XXVII

twenty-seven

coming next after the twenty-sixth in position
<adj.all>

27th

twenty-seventh

being six more than twenty
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

26

twenty-six

xxvi

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

26

XXVI

twenty-six

coming next after the twenty-fifth in position
<adj.all>

26th

twenty-sixth

coming next after the twenty-second in position
<adj.all>

23rd

twenty-third

being three more than twenty
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3

23

twenty-three

xxiii

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

23

XXIII

twenty-three

normal visual acuity, as measured by the ability to read charts at a distance of 20 feet
<noun.cognition>

20/20

twenty-twenty

being two more than twenty
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13

22

twenty-two

xxii

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

22

XXII

twenty-two

a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle)
<noun.artifact>

.22

twenty-two

a .22-caliber pistol
<noun.artifact>

twenty-two pistol

a .22-caliber rifle
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

twenty-two rifle

someone who is regarded as contemptible
<noun.person>

twerp

twirp

twit

two times
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

twice

sample sentences

"I called her twice"

to double the degree
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

double

doubly

twice

sample sentences

"she was doubly rewarded"
"his eyes were double bright"

slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
<noun.food>

Brussels biscuit

rusk

twice-baked bread

zwieback

a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
<noun.plant>

bijugate leaf

bijugous leaf

twice-pinnate

a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
<noun.act>

twiddle

turn in a twisting or spinning motion
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

swirl

twiddle

twirl

whirl

sample sentences

"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
<verb.contact>

fiddle with

twiddle

sample sentences

"He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"

someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
<noun.person>

fiddler

twiddler

a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
<noun.plant>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

branchlet

sprig

twig

branch out in a twiglike manner
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

twig

sample sentences

"The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

understand, usually after some initial difficulty
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

catch on

cotton on

get it

get onto

get wise

latch on

tumble

twig

sample sentences

"She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

a disease of the ends of twigs of woody plants
<noun.state>

twig blight

thin as a twig
<adj.all>

twiggy

twiglike

thin as a twig
<adj.all>

twiggy

twiglike

lighted by or as if by twilight
<adj.all>   (a)   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dusky

twilight

twilit

sample sentences

"The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding
"the twilight glow of the sky"
"a boat on a twilit river"