Double
(a.) Twofold |
Double
(a.) Being in pairs |
Double
(a.) Divided into two |
Double
(a.) Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double. |
Double
(adv.) Twice |
Double
(a.) To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like |
Double
(a.) To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle |
Double
(a.) To be the double of |
Double
(a.) To pass around or by |
Double
(a.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two. |
Double
(v. i.) To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value |
Double
(v. i.) To return upon one's track |
Double
(v. i.) To play tricks |
Double
(v. i.) To set up a word or words a second time by mistake |
Double
(n.) Twice as much |
Double
(n.) Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.) |
Double
(n.) That which is doubled over or together |
Double
(n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues |
Double
(n.) Something precisely equal or counterpart to another |
Double
(n.) A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence |
Double
(n.) Double beer |
Double
(n.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts. |
Double
(n.) A game between two pairs of players |
Double
(n.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites. |
Double-acting
(a.) Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions |
Double-bank
(v. t.) To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart. |
Double-banked
(a.) Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart. |
Double-barreled
(a.) Alt. of -barrelled |
Double-beat valve
() See under Valve. |
Double-breasted
(a.) Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side |
Double-charge
(v. t.) To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder. |
Double-charge
(v. t.) To overcharge. |
Double dealer
() One who practices double dealing |
Double dealing
() False or deceitful dealing. See Double dealing, under Dealing. |
Double-decker
(n.) A man-of-war having two gun decks. |
Double-decker
(n.) A public conveyance, as a street car, with seats on the roof. |
Double-dye
(v. t.) To dye again or twice over. |
Double-dyed
(a.) Dyed twice |
Double-ender
(n.) A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end. |
Double-ender
(n.) A locomotive with pilot at each end. |
Double-entendre
(n.) A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate. |
Double-eyed
(a.) Having a deceitful look. |
Double-faced
(a.) Having two faces designed for use |
Double-faced
(a.) Deceitful |
Double first
() A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics. |
Double first
() One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics. |
Double-handed
(a.) Having two hands. |
Double-handed
(a.) Deceitful |
Double-headed
(a.) Having two heads |
Double-hung
(a.) Having both sashes hung with weights and cords |
| double fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point |
| double stopping | stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time |
line-drive double
line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
double
two-base hit
two-bagger
two-baser | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base, he hit a double to deep centerfield |
double-blind procedure
double-blind experiment
double-blind study | an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment, a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects |
| double leg circle | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels |
twin bill
doubleheader
double feature | two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) |
| double dribble | an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop) |
| double Dutch | the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners |
| daily double | a single bet on two horse races in the same day |
| double reverse | (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse |
| double play | the act of getting two players out on one play |
double entry
double-entry bookkeeping | bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another |
double cross
doublerossing | an act of betrayal, he gave us the old double cross, I could no longer tolerate his impudent doublerossing |
duplicity
double-dealing | acting in bad faith, deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another |
| double blind | a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed, designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results |
| doubling double | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of , I decided his double was a bluff |
| double take | a delayed reaction indicating surprise |
| double jeopardy | the prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried, prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution |
bass fiddle
bass viol bull fiddle
double bass
contrabass
string bass | largest and lowest member of the violin family |
a bus
autobus
coach charabanc
double-decker
jitney
motorbus
motorcoach
omnibus
passenger vehicle | a vehicle carrying many passengers, used for public transport, he always rode the bus to work |
contrabassoon
contrafagotto
double bassoon | the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family |
| double bed | a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers |
double-bitted ax
double-bitted axe
Western ax
Western axe | an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head |
double boiler
double saucepan | two saucepans, one fitting inside the other |
| double-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttons |
| double-breasted suit | a suit with a double-breasted jacket |
| double clinch | a clinch with two loops |
double crochet
double stitch | a kind of crochet stitch |
| double door | two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed |
| double glazing | a window with two panes of glass and a space between them, reduces heat and noise transmission through the window |
| double-hung window | a window having two sashes that slide up and down |
| double knit | a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches |
double-prop
double-propeller plane
twin-prop
twin-propeller-plane | a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability) |
| double reed | a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds |
doubleeed instrument
double reed | a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together |
jeroboam
double-magnum | a large wine bottle (holds
of a gallon) |
| rig rigging | formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel |
rigging
tackle | gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails |
| freedom from double jeopardy | a civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution |
double chin
buccula | a fold of fatty tissue under the chin |
| double bind | (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma, situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful |
countercheck
double check | something that checks the correctness of a previous check |
| double | a quantity that is twice as great as another, is the double of |
| double indemnity | a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death |
| double-spacing | typing that leaves alternate lines blank |
| double entendre | an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate |
| double Dutch | an incomprehensible talk |
| double talk | deliberately unintelligible gibberish |
| double standard | an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another |