double
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- a double (or dual) role for an actor
- every episode has its double and treble meaning
Similar word(s): multiple, dual, threefold, treble, twofold
2. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- an egg with a double yolk
- a double (binary) star
- double doors
Similar word(s): multiple, dual, duple
3. twice as great or many
- ate a double portion
- the dose is doubled
Similar word(s): multiple, doubled, twofold
4. 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
5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Similar word(s): bivalent
6. large enough for two
- a double bed
- a double room
7. having two meanings with intent to deceive
- a sly double meaning
Similar word(s): ambiguous, equivocal, forked
Sentences with double as an adjective:
- The closet has double doors.
- Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.
- He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.
- a double meaning
- a double life
- a double bass
adverb
1. downward and forward
- he was bent double with pain
2. two together
- some people sleep better double
3. to double the degree
- his eyes were double bright
noun
1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- he hit a double to deep centerfield
Definition categories: act, safety
2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
Definition categories: person, backup, relief, reliever, substitute
3. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- he could be Gingrich's double
Similar word(s): image
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
4. a quantity that is twice as great as another
- 36 is the double of 18
Definition categories: thought, multiple
5. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- I decided his double was a bluff
Similar word(s): doubling
Definition categories: act, raise
Sentences with double as a noun:
- Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.
- On second thought, make that a double.
- I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles.
- Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.
- The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth.
- The sin() function returns a double.
verb
1. increase twofold
- The population doubled within 50 years
Similar word(s): duplicate
Definition categories: change, manifold, multiply
2. hit a two-base hit
Definition categories: contact, hit
3. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- He doubled and vomited violently
Definition categories: motion, bend, flex
4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- She doubles as his wife and secretary
Definition categories: contact, function, go, operate, run, work
5. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
Definition categories: possession, bid, call
6. make or do or perform again
Similar word(s): duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
Definition categories: creation, reproduce
Sentences with double as a verb:
- The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.
- To make a pleat, double the material at the waist.
- Our earnings have doubled in the last year.
- The batter doubled into the corner.
- A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon.
- Sorry, this store does not double coupons.