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double

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01adjective

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”

02adjective

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

“an egg with a double yolk”

“a double (binary) star”

03adjective

twice as great or many

“ate a double portion”

“the dose is doubled”

04adjective

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”

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05adjective

used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

06adjective

large enough for two

“a double bed”

“a double room”

07adjective

having two meanings with intent to deceive

“a sly double meaning”

“spoke with forked tongue”

08noun

a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

“he hit a double to deep centerfield”

09noun

a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

“his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable”

10noun

someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

“he could be Gingrich's double”

“she's the very image of her mother”

11noun

a quantity that is twice as great as another

“36 is the double of 18”

12noun

raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

“I decided his double was a bluff”

13adverb

downward and forward

“he was bent double with pain”

14adverb

two together

“some people sleep better double”

15adverb

to double the degree

“she was doubly rewarded”

“his eyes were double bright”

16verb

increase twofold

“The population doubled within 50 years”

17verb

hit a two-base hit

18verb

bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

“He doubled and vomited violently”

19verb

do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

“She doubles as his wife and secretary”

20verb

make a demand for (a card or suit)

21verb

make or do or perform again

“He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick”

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