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Doubles

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

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📖 Definitions of "Doubles"

noun

1
Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
2
A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
"Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."
3
A drink with two portions of alcohol.
"On second thought, make that a double."
4
A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.

verb

1
To multiply by two.
"The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."
2
To fold over so as to make two folds.
"To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."
3
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
4
To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
"Our earnings have doubled in the last year."

noun

1
The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.

noun

1
A game between pairs of players
"Seeing as we've got four people, let's play doubles."
2
(campanology) bell changes rung on five bells
"A quarter peal of plain bob doubles was rung."
3
A sandwich of Trinidad and Tobago, made with two bara (flat fried bread) filled with curried chickpeas.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Doubles"

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Word	Definition
twofold	Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
duple	(of time or music) Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
twice	Two times.
dualnoun	Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
reduplicateverb	(transitive) To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
doubly	(usually of relative importance, of degree, quantity or measure) In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.
multiplenoun	Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
double upverb	(transitive) To double the quantity, amount or duration of something
forked	That splits into two or more directions, or parts.
imagenoun	A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
threefoldverb	Three times as great.
replicateverb	To make a copy (replica) of.
duplicateverb	Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
repeatverb	(transitive) To do or say again (and again).
largenoun	Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
stunt mannoun	Alternative form of stuntman. [In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.]
bignoun	Of great size, large.
stunt womannoun	Alternative form of stuntwoman. [A woman who performs stunts.]
double oververb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To bend over deeply at the waist.
equivocalnoun	Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.