double
Meanings
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
- "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
- "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor);
- "he could be Gingrich's double"
- a quantity that is twice as great as another;
- "36 is the double of 18"
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2;
- "I decided his double was a bluff"
- increase twofold;
- "The population doubled within 50 years"
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain;
- "He doubled and vomited violently"
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions;
- "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
- bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- make or do or perform again;
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; -Frederick Harrison
- "a double (or dual) role for an actor"
- "every episode has its double and treble meaning"
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs;
- "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"
- twice as great or many;
- "ate a double portion"
- "the dose is doubled"
- 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
- large enough for two;
- "a double bed"
- "a double room"
- having two meanings with intent to deceive;
- "a sly double meaning"
- downward and forward;
- "he was bent double with pain"
- two together;
- "some people sleep better double"
- to double the degree;
- "his eyes were double bright"
- DOUBLE v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES to make twice as great
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
double is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddouble is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
double is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
double is a valid Words With Friends word