deuces
USDOOS-iz/ˈdusɪz/UKDYOOS-iz/ˈdjuːsɪz/DYOO-siz
- 1Plural of deuce. Use it for more than one deuce, such as cards with a two on them.
I was dealt two deuces and a queen.
That tennis game had six deuces before anyone won it.
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- 3In poker, a pair of cards that both have the number two.
I only had deuces, so I folded my hand.
My uncle bet all his chips on deuces and lost to a pair of kings.
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deuces is a form of deuce
deuce, noun: A tied score in tennis and similar games, when a player needs two points in a row to win. Full entry
- Forms
- deucedeuces plural
- Spelling
- deuce → deuces: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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