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Disuse vs Deuce - What's the difference?

disuse | deuce |

As nouns the difference between disuse and deuce

is that disuse is the state of not being used; neglect while deuce is (cards) a card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards or deuce can be (epithet) the devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

As a verb disuse

is to cease the use of.

disuse

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of not being used; neglect.
    • The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.

    Derived terms

    * disused

    Verb

    (disus)
  • To cease the use of.
  • (archaic) To disaccustom.
    • He was disused to hard work.
  • * John Donne
    • Disuse me from pain.

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    deuce

    English

    (wikipedia deuce)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) , from (etyl) deus, from (etyl) duo.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cards) A card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
  • (dice) A side of a die with two spots.
  • (dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
  • The number two.
  • (tennis) A tie, both players have the same number of points and one can win by scoring two additional points.
  • (baseball) A curveball
  • (custom cars) A '32 FordGeisert, Eric. "The California Spyder", in Street Rodder'', 8/99, p.34; Mayall, Joe. "Driving Impression: Reproduction Deuce Hiboy", in ''Rod Action , 2/78, p.26. in plural, 2-barrel (twin-choke) carburetors (in the term 3 deuces, an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
  • (restaurants) A table seating two diners.
  • (slang) Excrement.
    • Coordinate terms
    * (card with two spots)

    Etymology 2

    Compare , from (etyl) deus (compare (deity).)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger
    • Love is a bodily infirmity . . . which breaks out the deuce knows how or why (Thackeray)

    References

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