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Double

/ˈdʌb.əl/

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

📖 Definitions of "Double"

noun
  1. 1

    Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

  2. 2

    A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

    "Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."

  3. 3

    A drink with two portions of alcohol.

    "On second thought, make that a double."

  4. 4

    A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.

verb
  1. 1

    To multiply by two.

    "The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."

  2. 2

    To fold over so as to make two folds.

    "To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."

  3. 3

    To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

  4. 4

    To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

    "Our earnings have doubled in the last year."

adjective
  1. 1

    Made up of two matching or complementary elements.

    "The closet has double doors."

  2. 2

    Of twice the quantity.

    "Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes."

  3. 3

    Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.

    "He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother."

  4. 4

    Designed for two users.

    "a double room"

adverb
  1. 1

    Twice over; twofold; doubly.

  2. 2

    Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

    "There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night."

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