double

/dˈʌbʌl/

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Adjective
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"
Adjective
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Adjective Satellite
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
Adjective Satellite
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
Adjective Satellite
twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
Adjective Satellite
large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
Adjective Satellite
having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
Adverb
downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
Adverb
two together; "some people sleep better double"
Adverb
to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
Noun
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
Noun
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
Noun
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich''s double"; "she''s the very image of her mother"
Noun
a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
Noun
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
Verb
increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
Verb
hit a two-base hit
Verb
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
Verb
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
Verb
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
Verb
make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
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single
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