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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024deuce1 /dus, dyus/USA pronunciation n. - Games a card having two marks or the number two;
a die having two dots on it:[countable]a pair of deuces. - Sport[uncountable] a situation, such as a tied score in a tennis match, in which a player must score two successive points or games to win.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024deuce1 (do̅o̅s, dyo̅o̅s),USA pronunciation n. - Games[Cards.]a card having two pips;
a two, or two-spot. - Games[Dice.]
- the face of a die having two pips.
- a cast or point of two.
- Sport[Tennis.]a situation, as a score of 40–40 in a game or 5–5 in a match, in which a player must score two successive points to win the game or two successive games to win the set.
- Slang Terms
- a two-dollar bill.
- the sum of two dollars.
adj. - Games, Sport(esp. in games, sports, and gambling) two.
- Latin duōs (masculine accusative of duo)
- Anglo-French, Middle French: two
- late Middle English deus 1425–75
- devil;
dickens (used as a mild oath):Where the deuce did they hide it?
- apparently to be identified with deuce1 1645–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deuce /djuːs/ n - a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
- a throw of two in dice
- a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French deus two, from Latin duos, accusative masculine of duo two deuce /djuːs/ informal interj - an expression of annoyance or frustration
n - the deuce ⇒ (intensifier) used in such phrases as what the deuce, where the deuce, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: probably special use of deuce1 (in the sense: lowest throw at dice) |