Double

Definition:

  • (a.) Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc.
  • (a.) Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled.
  • (a.) Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
  • (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.
  • (adv.) Twice; doubly.
  • (a.) To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.
  • (a.) To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.
  • (a.) To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
  • (a.) To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion.
  • (a.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
  • (v. i.) To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
  • (v. i.) To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction.
  • (v. i.) To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
  • (v. i.) To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.
  • (n.) Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like.
  • (n.) Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
  • (n.) That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.
  • (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice.
  • (n.) Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith.
  • (n.) A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute.
  • (n.) Double beer; strong beer.
  • (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.
  • (n.) A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.
  • (n.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.

Compare double with other words:

double vs. mock

dobule vs. double

doable vs. double

double vs. doublet

double vs. doubled

double vs. rouble

double vs. doubt

bicrescentic vs. double

bimarginate vs. double

bifold vs. double

bipeltate vs. double

bifarious vs. double

dittology vs. double

double vs. too

double vs. duo

double vs. doubleness

double vs. furring

double vs. flang

double vs. reduplicative

double vs. redouble

double vs. nappe

double vs. twosome

double vs. dual

double vs. doubly

dinger vs. double

double vs. martingale

double vs. homer

double vs. fetch

double vs. dualism

double vs. ogee

double vs. obverse

double vs. pleonasm

aromatic vs. double

diptych vs. double

double vs. queen

double vs. float

char vs. double

benzene vs. double

barb vs. double

double vs. plait

double vs. duplex

carriage vs. double

batter vs. double

double vs. triple

double vs. sextuple

double vs. quadruple

double vs. quintuple

double vs. doubler

double vs. effect

double vs. strength

double vs. increase

double vs. substitute

double vs. march

double vs. for

double vs. duplicate

double vs. point

double vs. headland

double vs. sharply

double vs. sail

copy vs. double

double vs. role

couple vs. double

double vs. together

double vs. fist

clench vs. double

double vs. penny

double vs. sou

coin vs. double

double vs. season

double vs. feat

cup vs. double

double vs. league

double vs. pip

double vs. number

double vs. hit

double vs. tile

double vs. winning

double vs. ring

cushion vs. double

double vs. pocket

double vs. object

ball vs. double

double vs. strike

contract vs. double

bid vs. double

call vs. double

double vs. track

apparition vs. double

double vs. twofold

double vs. doublehearted

double vs. time

double vs. instrument

double vs. octave

double vs. petal

double vs. hypocritical

ambiguous vs. double

double vs. layer

double vs. marseilles

bill vs. double

cycle vs. double

double vs. simple

both vs. double

double vs. twin

double vs. single

double vs. two

cat vs. double