double

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈdʌb.əl/]

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Definition: Made up of two matching or complementary elements.

Example: The closet has double doors.

Definition: Of twice the quantity.

Example: Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes.

Definition: Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.

Example: He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.

Definition: Twice over; twofold; doubly.

Example: February 7 1736, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope
I was double their age.

Definition: Two together; two at a time.

Example: When I met the twins, I thought I was seeing double.

Definition: Into two halves or sections.

Example: The old man was bent double under his heavy burden.

Definition: Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

Example: I did double his sales this month.

Definition: A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

Example: Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

Definition: A drink with two portions of alcohol.

Example: On second thought, make that a double.

Definition: To multiply by two.

Example: The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter.

Definition: To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

Example: Our earnings have doubled in the last year.

Definition: To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

Example: Thus re-inforc’d, againſt the adverſe Fleet / Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way.

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