three Definition

three
noun

1a. The cardinal number 3;
1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than two.
2. Any symbol for this, eg 3 or III.
3. The age of three.
4. Something, especially a garment or a person, whose size is denoted by the number 3.
5. The third hour after midnight or midday.

Example: Come at three
Example: 3 o'clock
Example: 3pm
6. A set or group of three people or things.
7. A playing-card with three pips.

Example: He played his three
8. A score of three points.

adj

1. Totalling three.
2. Aged three.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon thrie.

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two
noun

1a. The cardinal number 2;
1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than one.
2. Any symbol for this, eg 2 or II.
3. The age of two.
4. Something, such as a shoe size, that is denoted by the number 2.
5. The second hour after midnight or midday.

Example: The meeting is at two
Example: 2 o'clock
Example: 2pm
6. A set or group of two.
7. A playing-card with two pips. Compare deuce¹.

Example: had to lay down his two
8. A score of two points.

adj

1. Totalling two.

Thesaurus: twin, dual, binary, both, double.
2. Aged two.

Idiom: in two

In or into two pieces.
Thesaurus: halved, divided, split, separated.

Idiom: in two ticks (in two shakes (of a lamb's tail))

In a moment.

Idiom: or two

An indefinite small number.
Example: I'll just be a minute or two

Idiom: two or three (two-three)

Approximately two or three or between two and three.
Example: worked here for two-three years

Idiom: put two and two together

To come to a conclusion, usually an obvious one, from the available evidence.

Idiom: that makes two of us

colloq
The same is true of me too.

Idiom: two a penny

So common as to be almost worthless.

Idiom: two by two

In pairs.

Idiom: two can play at that game

A taunt or threat which implies that the speaker will resort to the same devices, tactics, etc as the person addressed has used. See also second, bi-, binary, double, dual, twice.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon twa.