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English adjective: double | |||
| 1. | double having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities | ||
| Samples | A double (or dual) role for an actor. The office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence. Every episode has its double and treble meaning. | ||
| Synonyms | dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold | ||
| Similar | multiple | ||
| Antonyms | single | ||
| 2. | double consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | dual, duple | ||
| Similar | multiple | ||
| Antonyms | single | ||
| 3. | double twice as great or many | ||
| Samples | Ate a double portion. The dose is doubled. A twofold increase. | ||
| Synonyms | doubled, two-fold, twofold | ||
| Similar | multiple | ||
| Antonyms | single | ||
| 4. | double used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements | ||
| Samples | Double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical. | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| Antonyms | single | ||
| 5. | double used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis | ||
| Synonyms | bivalent | ||
| Attribute | valence, valency | ||
| Domain category | genetic science, genetics | ||
| Antonyms | multivalent, univalent | ||
| 6. | double large enough for two | ||
| Samples | A double bed. A double room. | ||
| Similar | big, large | ||
| Antonyms | little, small | ||
| 7. | double having two meanings with intent to deceive | ||
| Samples | A sly double meaning. Spoke with forked tongue. | ||
| Synonyms | forked | ||
| Similar | ambiguous, equivocal | ||
| Antonyms | unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | ||
English noun: double | |||
| 1. | double (act) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base | ||
| Samples | He hit a double to deep centerfield. | ||
| Synonyms | two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | base hit, safety | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | line double, line-drive double | ||
| 2. | double (person) a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts | ||
| Samples | His first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable. | ||
| Synonyms | stunt man, stunt woman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute | ||
| 3. | double (person) someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) | ||
| Samples | He could be Gingrich's double. She's the very image of her mother. | ||
| Synonyms | image, look-alike | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clone, dead ringer, ringer | ||
| 4. | double (cognition) a quantity that is twice as great as another | ||
| Samples | 36 is the double of 18. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | multiple | ||
| 5. | double (act) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 | ||
| Samples | I decided his double was a bluff. | ||
| Synonyms | doubling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | raise | ||
| Part meronym | card game, cards | ||
English adverb: double | |||
| 1. | double downward and forward | ||
| Samples | He was bent double with pain. | ||
| 2. | double two together | ||
| Samples | Some people sleep better double. | ||
| 3. | double to double the degree | ||
| Samples | She was doubly rewarded. His eyes were double bright. | ||
| Synonyms | doubly, twice | ||
English verb: double | |||
| 1. | double (change) increase twofold | ||
| Samples | The population doubled within 50 years. | ||
| Examples | They double their earnings this year, Their earnings double this year | ||
| Synonyms | duplicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manifold, multiply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | geminate, redouble | ||
| 2. | double (contact) hit a two-base hit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 3. | double (motion) bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain | ||
| Samples | He doubled and vomited violently. | ||
| Synonyms | double over, double up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| 4. | double (contact) do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions | ||
| Samples | She doubles as his wife and secretary. | ||
| Pattern of use | It is ----ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | function, go, operate, run, work | ||
| 5. | double (possession) bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bid, call | ||
| 6. | double (creation) make or do or perform again | ||
| Samples | He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick. | ||
| Synonyms | duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reproduce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | copy, geminate, recapitulate, reduplicate, replicate | ||
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