deuce

Noun

Meaning

Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.

The devil; a demon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

two 2 dickens pair devil duo ii king queen jack lucifer trump heller beelzebub diamond
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Antonyms

first one only single leading separate
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Hypernyms

figure tie digit exclamation exclaiming playing card

Hyponyms

twain pair couple span duo duet

Phrases with the word

what the deuce the deuce you say like the deuce raise the deuce deuce shot ace deuce

Anagrams

educe

Examples

What the deuce is it to me?" he interrupted impatiently: "you say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not make a pennyworth of difference to me or to my work. Arthur Conan Doyle

I lost that excitement I had when I first started out. It was all about the need to just get a job, and so I found the joy again when I was writing Deuce Bigelow. I was laughing so hard and along with my writing partner at the time, simply laughing until we cried. Rob Schneider

what the devil Source: Internet

the deuce with it Source: Internet

the dickens you say Source: Internet

Carreno Busta opened up the game with a slew of errors to fall down 0-40, but Zverev couldn’t take any of the three opportunities, dragging the game back to deuce by missing a forehand sitter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

deubiquitylating deubiquitylation Deucalion deuce coupe deuce court deuce it