Word info

one and one

Noun

Meaning

a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

one-and-one

Hypernyms

Examples

We used to think that if we knew one, we knew two, because one and one are two. We are finding that we must learn a great deal more about 'and'. Arthur Eddington

One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it. Mae West

One and one and one and one doesn't equal four. Each one remains unique, there is no way of joining them together. They cannot be exchanged, one for the other. They cannot replace each other. Margaret Atwood

One and one sometimes make eleven. Hindi Proverb

All for one and one for all. English Proverb

One and one are sometimes eleven. Asian-indian Proverb

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