Twice
[twaɪs]
Definition
(adv.) Two times; once and again.
(adv.) Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.
Checker: Wade
Definition
adv. two times: once and again: doubly.—n. Twī′cer one who is both compositor and pressman.—adj. Twice′-told told twice: hackneyed.—At twice at two distinct times.
Typist: Tim
Unserious Contents or Definition
adv. Once too often.
Editor: Theresa
Examples
- The table was of the usual European style --cushions dead and twice as high as the balls; the cues in bad repair. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was twice--twenty times as fine; not one quarter as comfortable. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Think twice, you, Micawber, if you don't want to be crushed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- On the extreme right, however, his reserve brigade carried the enemy's works twice, and was twice driven therefrom by infantry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The new legs last twice as long as the others used to do, and he attributes this solely to his temperate habits (triumphant cheers). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It has been around twice now. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Twice or thrice in the year, according to her promise, she wrote him letters to Madras, letters all about little Georgy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Well, I have twice done you a wrong which I regret now. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- My mother was twice married: the first time to Mr. Halcombe, my father; the second time to Mr. Fairlie, my half-sister's father. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I should not wish a smarter assistant, Mr. Holmes; and I know very well that he could better himself and earn twice what I am able to give him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But it has twice been burgled. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Once or twice. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- There's twice as much in the newspaper, since I've taken to this chair, as there used to be. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Only think of _that_, my dear; he actually danced with her twice! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- She may not refuse him twice. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In the words of Dalton, oxygen may combine with a certain portion of nitrous gas [as he called nitric oxide], or with twice that po rtion, but with no intermediate portion. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This preparation needs to be applied only once or twice. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He came up to me in the hall, took both my hands, pressed them earnestly, and opened his mouth twice. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You don't remember me I see, but my name is Bell, and once or twice when the parsonage has been full, I've slept here, and tasted your good ale. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- We were silent again, and remained so, until the Doctor rose and walked twice or thrice across the room. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And once or twice lately, when he was alone in the evening and had nothing to do, he had suddenly stood up in terror, not knowing what he was. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And he struck the Peer twice over the face with his open hand and flung him bleeding to the ground. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Twice burglars in my pay ransacked her house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He has warned us twice, replied Justinian, as he walked out into the court with the poet; once by the earthquake, again by the springs. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The door was opened after he had knocked twice, and he went in, leaving us standing in the street. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And I can eat twice more, the gypsy told him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- We explored to King's-Weston twice last summer, in that way, most delightfully, just after their first having the barouche-landau. Jane Austen. Emma.
- These assaults were continued to the middle of the afternoon, and resumed once or twice still later in the day. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The person who neglects to balance his account twice in the year, forfeits twenty-five guilders. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Twice was his card found on the table, when they returned from their morning's engagements. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
Editor: Theresa