Word: Doubles
How to pronounce: dʌbl
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things.
Example sentences: "Double doors"
2. Lower in pitch by an octave.
Example sentences: "The double octave can thus be divided into two equal parts each having a ratio of 2: 1."
Predeterminer
Definitions:
1. Twice as much or as many.
Example sentences: "The jail now houses almost double the number of prisoners it was designed for"
Adverb
Definitions:
1. At or to twice the amount or extent.
Example sentences: "You have to be careful, and this counts double for older people"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A thing which is twice as large as usual or is made up of two standard units or things.
Example sentences: "Join the two sleeping bags together to make a double"
2. A person who looks exactly like another.
Example sentences: "You could pass yourself off as his double"
3. (especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition involving sides made up of two players.
Example sentences: "The semi-finals of the doubles"
4. A system of change-ringing using five bells, with two pairs changing places each time.
5. A pair of victories in the same sport in two different competitions.
Example sentences: "Manchester United won the double twice"
Pronoun
Definitions:
1. A number or amount which is twice as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount.
Example sentences: "He paid double and had a room all to himself"
Verb
Definitions:
1. Become twice as much or as many.
Example sentences: "Profits doubled in one year"
2. Fold or bend (paper, cloth, or other material) over on itself.
Example sentences: "The muslin is doubled and then laid in a sieve over the bowl"
3. Be used in or play another, different role.
Example sentences: "A laser printer doubles as a photocopier"
Synonyms:
duplicate
twin
binary
counterpart
doppelganger
bifold
dbl
duplication
clone
ringer
replica
dual
duplex
twofold
in half
twice
doubly
double over
repeat
replicate
redouble
reduplicate
fold
bipartite
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Doubles in Other Languages...
Spanish: Doble
German: Doppelbett
French: Double
Italian: Doppio
Turkish: çift
