double

Plural: doubles

Noun

a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- "he could be Gingrich's double"
a quantity that is twice as great as another
- "36 is the double of 18"
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- "I decided his double was a bluff"
Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
A two-base hit.
A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
A hit on this ring.
A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
A double-precision floating-point number.
Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
A boat for two scullers.
The feat of scoring twice in one game.
The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
A double feast.
Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
A double-cross or betrayal.

Verb

Verb Forms: doubled, doubling, doubles

To make twice as great or as much; to multiply by two.
increase twofold
- "The population doubled within 50 years"
hit a two-base hit
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- "He doubled and vomited violently"
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
make or do or perform again
To multiply by two.
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
To fold over so as to make two folds.
To clench (a fist).
To get a two-base hit.
To join or couple.
To repeat exactly; copy.
To serve a second role or have a second purpose.
To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
To turn sharply, following a winding course.
To sail around (a headland or other point).
To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
To double down.
To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
To go or march at twice the normal speed.
To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
To operate as a double agent.

Adjective Satellite

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison
- "a double (or dual) role for an actor"
- "every episode has its double and treble meaning"
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- "an egg with a double yolk"
- "a double (binary) star"
- "double doors"
- "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
twice as great or many
- "ate a double portion"
- "the dose is doubled"
large enough for two
- "a double bed"
- "a double room"
having two meanings with intent to deceive
- "a sly double meaning"

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"
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

Adverb

downward and forward
- "he was bent double with pain"
two together
- "some people sleep better double"
to double the degree
- "his eyes were double bright"

Adj

Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
Of twice the quantity.
Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
Folded in two; composed of two layers.
Stooping; bent over.
Having two aspects; ambiguous.
False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
Of time, twice as fast.

Adv

Twice over; twofold; doubly.
Two together; two at a time.
Into two halves or sections.

Examples

a double bass
a double garage
a double life
a double meaning
a double room
A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.
Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you.
Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
He aimed to DOUBLE his score by placing his word on a double-word bonus square.
He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.
In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes.
On second thought, make that a double.
Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
Sorry, this store does not double coupons.
The batter doubled into the corner.
The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
The closet has double doors.
The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.
The sine function returns a double.
There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night.
To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

Synonyms

bivalent, double over, double up, doubled, doubling, doubly, dual, duple, duplicate, forked, image, look-alike, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, stunt man, stunt woman, three-fold, threefold, treble, twice, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser, two-fold, twofold, binary, double, double-quick, facsimilize, redouble, twin

Antonyms

multivalent, single, univalent, bisect, half, halve

Scrabble Score: 9

double: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
double: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
double: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

double: valid Words With Friends Word