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