deuce

/djuːs/

noundeuce

Think: **DEU**ce sounds like “**DU**ce” — it’s spelled with **EU** like in **nEUtral**, but it still says “oo”: **d + eu + ce**.

Yes, it's deuce. Remember the **eu** vowel team: **deuce** has **eu** (not **oo**), and it ends with **-ce** to make the /s/ sound.

Definitions

  1. nounThe number two, especially on playing cards or dice.
  2. nounIn tennis, a score of 40–40, when a player must win two consecutive points to win the game.
  3. noun(Informal) A very good or impressive person or thing.

Examples

  • “He drew the deuce of hearts from the deck.”
  • “The game went to deuce three times before she finally won.”
  • “That new pitcher is a real deuce on the mound.”

Synonyms

twopairtwosomedoublesecond

Antonyms

onesingle

Translations

ES dos; (tenis) deuce = igualesPT dois; (tênis) iguaisFR deux; (tennis) égalité

Common misspellings

doocedeusdewsducedeuscedewssedeuceedeuceh

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