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Textual thesaurus for "double"

(adj) forked

having two meanings with intent to deceive

a sly double meaning; spoke with forked tongue


(adj) bivalent

used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis


(adj) doubled, two-fold, twofold

twice as great or many

ate a double portion; the dose is doubled; a twofold increase


(adj) dual, duple

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

an egg with a double yolk; a double (binary) star; double doors; dual controls for pilot and copilot; duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure


(adj) dual, treble, two-fold, twofold, three-fold, threefold

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


(adv) doubly, twice

to double the degree

she was doubly rewarded; his eyes were double bright


(noun) two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser

a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

he hit a double to deep centerfield


(noun) doubling

raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

I decided his double was a bluff


(noun) look-alike, image

someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

he could be Gingrich's double; she's the very image of her mother


(noun) stunt man, stunt woman

a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable


(verb) duplicate

increase twofold

The population doubled within 50 years


(verb) duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate

make or do or perform again

He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick


(verb) double over, double up

bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

He doubled and vomited violently