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