number two
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.50 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A somewhat small town, between a number one and a number three, where the success of a theatrical performance is unlikely to be very great.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I need to go number two."
- "He might have got up, without the bell's sounding, to do his number one, or number two, in his great big white chamber-pot."
- "After she had shown great promise over the last 10 years, he made her his number two."
- "Head coach Ruben Amorim will be asked by media on Wednesday who will start in goal for their crucial Europa League quarter-final with Lyon, Onana or United's latest scapegoat, number two Altay Bayindir."
- "I came down here to cement the number two position, the right back role and I’ve not really managed to do that."
- "They say you should be able to slip a pencil under your boob and if it doesn’t fall out, you’re too saggy. Shit, I could stick a whole box of number twos under these girls and keep them there until next semester."
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Slang
Inflected Forms
Phrases
do number two
go number two