double


Meanings

  • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;
    • "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
  • a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;
    • "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
  • someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor);
    • "he could be Gingrich's double"
  • a quantity that is twice as great as another;
    • "36 is the double of 18"
  • raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2;
    • "I decided his double was a bluff"
  • increase twofold;
    • "The population doubled within 50 years"
  • hit a two-base hit
  • bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain;
    • "He doubled and vomited violently"
  • do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions;
    • "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
  • bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
  • make or do or perform again;
  • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; -Frederick Harrison
    • "a double (or dual) role for an actor"
    • "every episode has its double and treble meaning"
  • consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs;
    • "an egg with a double yolk"
    • "a double (binary) star"
    • "double doors"
    • "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
  • twice as great or many;
    • "ate a double portion"
    • "the dose is doubled"
  • used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements;
    • "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"
  • used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
  • large enough for two;
    • "a double bed"
    • "a double room"
  • having two meanings with intent to deceive;
    • "a sly double meaning"
  • downward and forward;
    • "he was bent double with pain"
  • two together;
    • "some people sleep better double"
  • to double the degree;
    • "his eyes were double bright"
  • DOUBLE v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES to make twice as great


Scrabble Score: 9

double is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

double is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

double is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

double is a valid Words With Friends word