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[ twah, twaw ] / twɑ, twɔ /
Words nearby twaTVR, TVRO, TV-Y, TV-Y7, tw, twa, twaddle, twain, Twain, Mark, twang, twangle Definition for twa (2 of 2)[ twah ] / twɑ /
noun, plural Twas, (especially collectively) Twa.a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twaIt was not a hedge fund manager who invented the iPhone, after all, but it was a hedge fund manager who ran TWA into the ground. Welcome to the Golden Age of Activist Investors|CNBC|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST The 747 fleet was never grounded as a result of the TWA crash. Exclusive: The Dreamliner Could Be Flying Again Sooner Than You Think|Clive Irving|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Boeing had failed to meet a deadline to implement explosion-prevention devices in 747s, directly related to the loss of TWA 800. Exclusive: The Dreamliner Could Be Flying Again Sooner Than You Think|Clive Irving|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST One famous vase smuggled and later sold to the Met even traveled in a first-class TWA seat. Stolen Aphrodite Returns|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Great names like Pan Am, TWA, and Eastern have disappeared, all at one time the creations of visionary men. Bad News for Fliers|Clive Irving|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST The up-train stops at Lone, at a quarter past twal, sir, and seldom varies for as muckle as twa minutes. The Lost Lady of Lone|E.D.E.N. Southworth The forgiein and the forgettin 'ill be ae deed—by the twa o' 's at ance! Salted With Fire|George MacDonald If there's a pot o' rebellion brewing between the twa poles, women will be dabbling in it. The Bow of Orange Ribbon|Amelia E. Barr About twa or three years syne, there used to come about this house o' mine a wee bit whupper-snapper body o' an English bagman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various We twa hae paidl't i' the burn,Frae morning sun till dine:But seas between us braid hae roar'dSin auld lang syne. Adventures in Criticism|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
British Dictionary definitions for twaCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |