doubleadjective
uk/ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˈdʌb.əl/A2 twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar things together:
A double flower or plant is a flower with more than the usual number of petals:
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- The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.
- At school we have double maths on Friday mornings.
- I get £5 pocket money a wewek, but my friends all get double that amount.
- He had a double helping of pasta.
- Remember always to put a double space after a full stop.
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- binary
- deca-
- double (up) as sth
- double-action
- double-digit
- dual
- dualism
- duality
- herself
- individual
- mono
- multilateral
- multiple
- none
- odd
- solely
- treble
- unilateral
- unit
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doublenoun
uk/ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˈdʌb.əl/double noun (PERSON)
[ C usually singular ] a person who looks exactly the same as someone else:
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Describing people with the same qualities
- a chip off the old block idiom
- a meeting of minds idiom
- be cast in the same mould idiom
- be of like mind idiom
- be of the same mind idiom
- birds of a feather flock together idiom
- birds of a feather idiom
- cast
- chip
- dead ringer
- doppelgänger
- it takes a thief to catch a thief idiom
- match
- meeting
- mind
- soulmate
- step
- take after sb
- thief
- wavelength
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double noun (TWO PLAYERS)
a game of tennis or a similar sport between two teams of two people:
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Tennis & racket sports
- birdie
- break
- break point
- court
- deuce
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- single
- smash
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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double noun (TWO WINS)
[ usually singular ] UK an occasion when a football team wins two major competitions in a single season:
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- footballing
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scissor kick
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stoppage
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double noun (BASEBALL)
[ C ] US in baseball, a hit that allows the batter (= person who hits the ball) to reach second base
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Baseball & rounders
- backstop
- ball
- ballgame
- base hit
- batter
- batting average
- bunt
- catcher
- curveball
- grounder
- groundout
- home run
- infielder
- peg
- pitcher
- screwball
- sock
- strike
- stuff
- the World Series
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Idiom(s)
doubleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˈdʌb.əl/B2 to become twice as much or as many, or to make something twice as much or many:
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- She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.
- Consumer spending has more than doubled in the last ten years.
- The amount of recycled glass used in manufacture doubled in five years.
- Alarmingly, the hole in the ozone layer has doubled in size this year.
- When the price of skiing in the mountain resorts doubled, tourists voted with their feet and just stopped going.
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- binary
- deca-
- double (up) as sth
- double-action
- double-digit
- dual
- dualism
- duality
- herself
- individual
- mono
- multilateral
- multiple
- none
- odd
- solely
- treble
- unilateral
- unit
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Phrasal verb(s)
doublenoun, predeterminer
uk/ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˈdʌb.əl/B1 something that is twice the amount, size, strength, etc. of something else:
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- This recipe is only for four, so I usually do double the quantity if I'm cooking for my family.
- I'll pay you double if you get the work finished by Friday.
- It's a con - you get half the food for double the price!
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- binary
- deca-
- double (up) as sth
- double-action
- double-digit
- dual
- dualism
- duality
- herself
- individual
- mono
- multilateral
- multiple
- none
- odd
- solely
- treble
- unilateral
- unit
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Idiom(s)
doubleadverb
uk/ˈdʌb.əl/us/ˈdʌb.əl/in two parts or layers:
to have a problem with your eyes so that you see two of everything, usually because you are drunk or ill:
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Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- binary
- deca-
- double (up) as sth
- double-action
- double-digit
- dual
- dualism
- duality
- herself
- individual
- mono
- multilateral
- multiple
- none
- odd
- solely
- treble
- unilateral
- unit
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