DOUBLE
Scrabble letter values: D2O1U1B3L1E1 = 9
Definition
- adverb downward and forward.
- adverb two together.
- adverb to double the degree. — synonyms: doubly, twice
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base. — synonyms: two-base_hit, two-bagger, two-baser
- noun a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts. — synonyms: stunt_man, stunt_woman
- noun someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor). — synonyms: image, look-alike
- noun a quantity that is twice as great as another.
- noun raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2. — synonyms: doubling
- verb increase twofold. — synonyms: duplicate
- verb hit a two-base hit.
- verb bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain. — synonyms: double_over, double_up
- verb do double duty.
- verb bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit).
- verb make or do or perform again. — synonyms: duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate
- adjective having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities. — synonyms: dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold
- adjective consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs. — synonyms: dual, duple
- adjective twice as great or many. — synonyms: doubled, twofold, two-fold
- adjective used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements.
- adjective used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis. — synonyms: bivalent
- adjective large enough for two.
- adjective having two meanings with intent to deceive. — synonyms: forked
Examples
- “he was bent double with pain”
- “some people sleep better double”
- “she was doubly rewarded”