Double

adjective

'dəbəl

Adjective

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
“an egg with a double yolk”
“a double (binary) star”
“double doors”
Similar:DualDuple
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:DualThree-foldThreefold TrebleTwo-fold
twice as great or many
“ate a double portion”
“the dose is doubled”
Similar:DoubledTwo-foldTwofold
having two meanings with intent to deceive
“a sly double meaning”
Similar:Forked
large enough for two
“a double bed”
“a double room”
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”
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Similar:Bivalent

a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
“his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable”
Type of:Stand-inFill-inBackup
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
“he hit a double to deep centerfield”
Similar:Two-baggerTwo-baser
Type of:Safety
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
“I decided his double was a bluff”
Similar:Doubling
Type of:Raise
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
“he could be Gingrich's double”
Similar:ImageLook-alike
Type of:IndividualSoulSomeone
a quantity that is twice as great as another
“36 is the double of 18”
Type of:Multiple

increase twofold
“The population doubled within 50 years”
Similar:Duplicate
Type of:ManifoldMultiply
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
“He doubled and vomited violently”
Type of:BendFlex
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
“She doubles as his wife and secretary”
Type of:OperateFunctionGo
make or do or perform again
Similar:DuplicateReduplicateRepeat Replicate
Type of:Reproduce
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
Type of:CallBid
hit a two-base hit
Type of:Hit