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Type Words
Synonyms bivalent
Type Words
Synonyms stunt man, stunt woman
Type of backup man, stand-in, fill-in, backup, reliever, relief, substitute


his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable.
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Synonyms doubly, twice


his eyes were double bright.
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Synonyms two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser
Type of safety, base hit
Has types line double, line-drive double


he hit a double to deep centerfield.
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Synonyms duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
Type of reproduce
Has types copy, recapitulate, replicate, geminate, reduplicate
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Synonyms dual, duple


an egg with a double yolk.
a double (binary) star.
double doors.
duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure.
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Synonyms dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold


a double (or dual) role for an actor.
every episode has its double and treble meaning.
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Synonyms doubled, two-fold, twofold


ate a double portion.
the dose is doubled.
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Synonyms doubling
Type of raise


I decided his double was a bluff.
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Synonyms double over, double up
Type of bend, flex


He doubled and vomited violently.
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Synonyms forked


a sly double meaning.
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Synonyms duplicate
Type of manifold, multiply
Has types geminate, redouble
Derivation doubling


The population doubled within 50 years.
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Synonyms image, look-alike
Type of individual, soul, someone, somebody, mortal, person
Has types clone, dead ringer, ringer


he could be Gingrich's double.
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Type of multiple


36 is the double of 18.
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Type of call, bid
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Type of operate, function, go, run, work


She doubles as his wife and secretary.
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Type of hit
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a double bed.
a double room.
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double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical.

Examples of double

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Mike Montgomery recorded double-digits for the Sabres as he picked up 11 points.
From the dailyherald.com
Pour into the top of a double boiler or into a metal bowl set in a pan of water.
From the stltoday.com
Brett Hayes hit a bloop double to right to make it 5-4 and finish Niese's night.
From the newsday.com
Nearly double is generally needed to significantly reduce the unemployment rate.
From the thenewstribune.com
One, there's a double standard when it comes to football and basketball coaches.
From the omaha.com
Nick Young scored 21 points as all five Wizards starters tallied double figures.
From the washingtontimes.com
She began working six or seven days a week, sometimes double shifts of 16 hours.
From the thenewstribune.com
Reyes walked the first batter he faced but induced an inning-ending double play.
From the bostonherald.com
Melt white chocolate with heavy cream in a double boiler, stirring until smooth.
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More examples
  • A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
  • Downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
  • Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
  • Increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
  • Hit a two-base hit
  • A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
  • The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as doing the double over a particular side.
  • Double (pronounced doo-BLAY) was a Swiss music duo best remembered for their 1986 hit single "The Captain of Her Heart".
  • In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.