Definitions
of double
1. [adj] - (botany 2. [adj] - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities 3. [adj] - consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs 4. [adj] - twice as great or many 5. [adj] - large enough for two 6. [adj] - having two meanings with intent to deceive 7. [adv] - downward and forward 8. [adv] - two together 9. [n] - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts 10. [n] - someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) 11. [n] - a quantity that is twice as great as another 12. [n] - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base 13. [v] - do double duty 14. [v] - hit a two-base hit, in baseball 15. [v] - increase twofold
Quotes
- Example use of the word double1. he hit a double to deep centerfield 2. 36 is the double of 18 3. he could be Gingrich's double 4. she's the very image of her mother 5. his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable 6. The population doubled within 50 years 7. serve two purposes or have two functions 8. She doubles as his wife and secretary 9. some people sleep better double 10. he was bent double with pain 11. a sly double meaning 12. spoke with forked tongue 13. a double bed 14. a double room 15. ate a double portion 16. the dose is doubled 17. a twofold increase 18. an egg with a double yolk 19. a double (binary) star 20. double doors 21. dual controls for pilot and copilot 22. duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure 23. a double (or dual) role for an actor 24. the office of a clergyman is twofold 25. public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson 26. every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison 27. of flowers) having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements 28. double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical
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