What (who) is double - definition
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Dubble; The double; DOUBLE; Doubled; The Double (disambiguation); Double (album); The Double; Double (disambiguation); The Double (film); The Double (novel); Double (sports); Double (song)
double
I
n.
double time, accelerated marching cadence
(usu. mil.)
1) at, on the double
misc.
2) (colloq.) on the double ('very quickly')
II
v. (D; intr.) ('to do smt. additional') to double as (the gardener doubled as the chauffeur)
double
(doubles, doubling, doubled)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use double to indicate that something includes or is made of two things of the same kind.
...a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall.
...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
You use double before a singular noun to refer to two things of the same type that occur together, or that are connected in some way.
...an extremely nasty double murder...
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If something is double the amount or size of another thing, it is twice as large.
The offer was to start a new research laboratory at double the salary he was then getting...
= twice
? half
PREDET: PREDET the n
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Double is also a pronoun.
If they think you're a tourist, they charge you double.
PRON
4.
You use double to describe something which is twice the normal size or can hold twice the normal quantity of something.
...a double helping of ice cream.
...a large double garage...
ADJ
5.
A double room is a room intended for two people, usually a couple, to stay or live in.
...bed and breakfast for ?180 for two people in a double room.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
•
Double is also a noun.
The Great Western Hotel costs around ?60 a night for a double.
N-COUNT
6.
A double bed is a bed that is wide enough for two people to sleep in.
ADJ: ADJ n
7.
You use double to describe a drink that is twice the normal measure.
He was drinking his double whiskey too fast and scowling.
ADJ: ADJ n
•
Double is also a noun.
Give me a whisky, a double.
N-COUNT
8.
Double is used when you are spelling a word or telling someone a number to show that a letter or digit is repeated.
Ring four two double two double two if you'd like to speak to our financial adviser.
ADJ: ADJ n
9.
When something doubles or when you double it, it becomes twice as great in number, amount, or size.
The number of managers must double to 100 within 3 years...
The program will double the amount of money available to help pay for child care.
VERB: V, V n
10.
If you refer to someone as a person's double, you mean that they look exactly like them.
Your mother sees you as her double.
N-COUNT: poss N
11.
If a person or thing doubles as someone or something else, they have a second job or purpose as well as their main one.
Lots of homes in town double as businesses.
VERB: V as n
•
The lids of the casserole dishes are designed to double up as baking dishes.
PHRASAL VERB: V P as n
12.
In tennis or badminton, when people play doubles, two teams consisting of two players on each team play against each other on the same court.
N-UNCOUNT
13.
If you are bent double, the top half of your body is bent downwards so that your head is close to your knees.
Pickers are bent double, plucking each flower with lightning speed.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
14.
If you are seeing double, there is something wrong with your eyes, and you can see two images instead of one.
I was dizzy, seeing double.
PHRASE: V inflects
15.
double
I. a.
1.
Coupled, in pairs.
2.
Twice as much.
3.
Twofold.
4.
Deceitful, dishonest, knavish, false, perfidious, hollow, insincere, double-minded, double-faced, double-tongued, full of duplicity.
II. ad.
Twice, doubly, twofold.
III. v. a.
1.
Fold, plait.
2.
Duplicate, multiply by two, make twice as much.
3.
(Naut.) Sail round.
IV. v. n.
1.
Increase twofold, be doubled.
2.
Return upon the same track.
V. n.
1.
Twice as much.
2.
Doubling, plait, fold.
3.
Returning upon one's track (to elude pursuit).
4.
Trick, stratagem, ruse, shift, artifice, wile, manoeuvre.
5.
Counterpart.
Wikipedia
Double
A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another.
Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for double
1. doubles and men's doubles.
Badminton Legends _ Peter Gade & Lee Yong Dae _ Talks at Google
2. double.
Rebuild the Dream _ Van Jones _ Talks at Google
3. double.
Teaching Compassion at Scale _ Thom Bond _ Talks at Google
4. doubles.
Badminton Legends _ Peter Gade & Lee Yong Dae _ Talks at Google
5. Is that a double double?
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Examples of use of double
1. This has forced it into double–speak and double–dealing.
2. In front of the school was a double–parked mini van. «Why are you double parking?
3. Double elections: In this second scenario, the AKP administration holds double–elections instead of snap polls.
4. At a fee of 16,800 a day, the Phoenix comes with 2 VIP double state rooms, 1 twin and 1 double double room.
5. But double–think and double–speak are leading us into a disastrous clash of civilisations.