double /dubˈl/

1. Twofold
2. Twice as much
3. Of about twice the weight, size, quality or strength
4. Two of a sort together
5. In pairs
6. Paired
7. For two people
8. Having two interpretations, ambiguous
9. Acting two parts, insincere, hypocritical, deceitful
10. Folded once
11. Duple, having two beats in a bar (music)
12. Sounding an octave lower (music)
13. Having stamens in the form of petals, or having ligulate in place of tubular florets (botany)

1. To twice the extent
2. Twice over
3. Two together
4. Deceitfully

1. To multiply by two
2. To make twofold
3. To make twice as much or as many
4. To be the double of
5. (in acting) to play (two parts) in the one production
6. To be a substitute for or counterpart of
7. (in bridge) to raise the scores at stake in (a hand)
8. To duplicate in unison or in another octave above or below (music)
9. To line (heraldry)
10. To fold
11. To clench (one's fist(s))
12. To pass (esp sail) round or by
13. To cause (a ball) to rebound (snooker, etc)
14. In chess, to place two pawns or two rooks of the same colour on the same file, one behind the other

1. To increase to twice the quantity
2. To turn sharply back on one's course
3. To go or move at twice the usual speed
4. To act as substitute
5. To perform two functions, to serve in two capacities
6. To understudy (usu with for; theatre)
7. (in acting) to play two different parts in the same piece
8. To (be able to) play one or more musical instruments in addition to one's usual one (music)
9. (in bridge) to make a double (bid)
10. (of a ball) to rebound from a cushion (snooker, etc)

1. A quantity twice as much
2. A double measure of spirits (informal)
3. The score of twice the normal amount as a reward for hitting the narrow outer ring of a dartboard
4. A hit on this (darts)
5. A stroke causing the ball one hits to rebound against a cushion and into the opposite pocket (snooker, etc)
6. A combination of two things of the same kind (such as a binary star)
7. (in pl) a game with two players on each side (tennis, etc)
8. A double fault, two faults in succession (tennis)
9. A bid that increases declarer's score for the hand if the contract is made and increases the penalty if the contract is defeated (bridge)
10. A win or a defeat in two events on the same programme, in the same championship or series, or against the same opponent
11. A combined bet on two races, stake and winnings from the first being bet on the second
12. A Guernsey copper coin, 1/8th of a penny
13. A duplicate
14. An actor's substitute
15. A quick pace, at twice the speed of a normal march
16. One's wraith or apparition
17. An exact counterpart
18. A turning upon one's course
19. A trick
20. A feast on which the antiphon is said both before and after the psalms (religion)
21. A size of roofing slate, 330×152mm (13×6in)

doubˈleness noun

1. The state of being double
2. Duplicity

doubˈler noun

Someone who or something that doubles

doubˈleton noun

(the possession of) two cards of a suit in a hand

doubˈling noun

1. The act of making double
2. A turning back in running
3. A trick
4. A plait or fold
5. Mantling (heraldry)

Shifting, manoeuvring

doubˈly adverb

double act noun (theatre)

1. A variety act for two people to perform
2. The two entertainers

doubˈle-actˈing adjective

1. Applying power in two directions
2. Producing a double result

double agent noun

An agent secretly acting simultaneously for two opposing powers

double-axeˈ noun

A religious symbol of Minoan Crete and the Aegean, a double-headed axe, associated with the mother-goddess and her son (Zeus)

double axel noun (ice skating)

An axel incorporating two and a half turns

double-bankˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To double-park
2. To ride two at a time on a bicycle or horse, etc (Aust and NZ)

doubˈle-bankedˈ adjective

1. Having two men at each oar, or having two tiers of oars one above the other, as in ancient galleys
2. Double-parked

doubˈle-banking noun

Double-parking

double bar noun

A double vertical line or a single heavy vertical one marking the end of a movement or piece of music or one of its important divisions

doubˈle-barrˈelled or (N American) doubˈle-barrˈeled adjective

1. Having two barrels
2. (of a surname) hyphenated
3. (of a compliment) ambiguous

double bass noun

The largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the violin family, playing an octave below the cello

double bassoon see under bassoon

double bed noun

A bed wide enough for two people

double bill see under bill¹

double bind noun (psychiatry)

1. A situation in which conflicting cues are given so that any choice of behaviour will be considered wrong
2. A dilemma

doubˈle-bitˈing adjective

Cutting on either side

doubˈle-blindˈ adjective

Denoting a comparative experiment or trial, etc in which the identities of the control group are known neither to the subjects nor to the experimenters

double bluff noun

An action or statement meant to seem to be a bluff, but in fact genuine

double boiler noun (N American)

A double saucepan

double bond noun (chem)

A covalent bond involving the sharing of two pairs of electrons

doubˈle-bookˈ transitive verb

To accept two reservations for (the same room, seat or time, etc)

doubˈle-bottˈom or double-bottom lorry noun

An articulated lorry pulling a second trailer (also drawbar outfit)

doubˈle-breastˈed adjective

(of a coat, etc) having two fronts, one overlapping the other

double bridle noun

A bridle with two sets of reins

doubˈle-bubbˈle noun (prison sl)

One hundred per cent interest

doubˈle-chargeˈ transitive verb

1. To load with double measure
2. To charge twice for (an item, service, etc)

doubˈle-checkˈ transitive verb and intransitive verb

To check a second time (also noun)

double chin noun

A chin with a fold of flesh beneath it

doubˈle-chinnˈed adjective

doubˈle-click intransitive verb (computing)

To click the button of a mouse two times in rapid succession to select an option, start a program, etc

double coconut noun

The coco-de-mer

double concerto noun

A concerto for two solo instruments

double cream noun

A cream with a higher fat content than single cream

doubˈle-cross noun

A betrayal or deceiving of someone for whom one was supposed to be betraying or deceiving someone else

transitive verb /-krosˈ/

To betray by double-cross

doubˈle-crossˈer noun

double dagger see under dagger

doubˈle-dealˈer noun

A deceitful person

doubˈle-dealˈing noun

Duplicity, deceit (also adjective)

doubˈle-decked adjective

Having two decks or layers

doubˈle-deckˈer noun

1. A double-decked ship
2. A bus, tram-car, etc in two storeys or tiers
3. A sandwich having three pieces of bread and two layers of filling
4. A novel or film, etc in two separate parts
5. Anything consisting of two layers (informal)

doubˈle-declutchˈ intransitive verb (motoring)

To change into a different gear by first changing to neutral, increasing the engine speed, then engaging the chosen gear, disengaging the clutch at both stages

doubˈle-decomposiˈtion noun

A chemical action in which two compounds exchange some of their constituents

doubˈle-densˈity adjective (computing)

(of a disk) capable of recording double the normal number of bytes

double digging noun

The practice in gardening of digging trenches two spade-lengths deep and replacing the lower level of soil in one trench with the upper level of another

doubˈle-digˈit adjective

Double-figure

double dip or double-dip noun (informal)

1. A twofold action or occurrence (also adjective)
2. (denoting) a recession in which a brief period of growth is followed by another decline (economics)

intransitive verb

1. To carry out an action once and then again
2. To derive an income, usu illicitly, from two different sources simultaneously (US)

double disapproval noun

An arrangement by which airlines are free to set the level of fares for a route unless the governments at both ends of the route raise objections to the rate set

double door or double doors noun

A door consisting of two parts hung on opposite posts

double-dotted note or double-dotted rest noun (music)

One whose length is increased by three-quarters, marked by two dots placed after it

double-dotted rhythm noun

One characterized by double-dotted notes

double Dutch see under Dutch

doubˈle-dyed adjective

1. Twice-dyed
2. Deeply imbued
3. Inveterate, confirmed

double eagle noun (US)

1. A gold coin worth $20
2. A heraldic representation of an eagle with two heads, as in the old arms of Russia and Austria

doubˈle-edgedˈ adjective

1. Having two edges
2. Cutting or working both ways

doubˈle-endˈer noun

1. Anything having two ends alike
2. A crosscut sawing machine with two adjustable circular saws for sawing both ends of timber

double entendre noun see separate entry.

doubˈle-enˈtry noun (bookkeeping)

A method of recording accounts by which each transaction is entered twice, showing both the financing for a business and what values the business owns

double exposure noun (photography)

The accidental or deliberate superimposition of one image on another

doubˈle-eyed adjective

Doubly keen of sight

doubˈle-faced adjective

1. Hypocritical, false
2. (of fabric, etc) finished so that either side may be used as the right side

doubˈle-faˈcedness /-sid-/ noun

double fault noun (tennis, etc)

Two faults served in succession, causing the loss of a point

doubˈle-faultˈ intransitive verb

double feature noun

A cinema programme involving two full-length films

doubˈle-figˈure adjective

double figures plural noun

A score or total, etc of any number equal to or greater than 10 but less than 100

double first noun

1. A university degree with first-class honours in two different subjects
2. A person who has such a degree

double flat noun (music)

1. A note already flat flattened again by a semitone
2. A sign () indicating this

doubˈle-flowˈered adjective

(of a plant) having double flowers

doubˈle-formedˈ adjective

Having, or combining, two forms

doubˈle-fountˈed adjective

Having two sources

doubˈle-frontˈed adjective

(of a house) having main-room windows on both sides of the front door

doubˈle-gild transitive verb

1. To gild with double coatings of gold
2. To gloss over

doubˈle-glazedˈ adjective

• abdominoplasty
• abdominous
• abduce
• abduced
• abducent
• abduces
• abducing
• abduct
• abducted
• abductee
• abductees
• abducting
• abduction
• abductions
• abductor
• abductors
• abducts
• abeam
• abear
• abearing
• abears
• abecedarian
• abecedarians
• abed
• a bee in one's bonnet