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adjective- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
bivalent double
- 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"
double
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
"a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
double forked
- large enough for two
"a double bed"; "a double room"
double
- twice as great or many
"ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
double doubled twofold two-fold
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
"an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
double dual duple
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
"a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold
noun- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
"he hit a double to deep centerfield"
double two-base hit two-bagger two-baser
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
"I decided his double was a bluff"
doubling double
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
"36 is the double of 18"
double
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
"he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
double image look-alike
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
double stunt man stunt woman
verb- increase twofold
"The population doubled within 50 years"
double duplicate
- hit a two-base hit
double
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
"She doubles as his wife and secretary"
double
- make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
duplicate reduplicate double repeat replicate
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
"He doubled and vomited violently"
double over double double up
- bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
double
adverb- to double the degree
"she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
doubly double twice doubly double twice
- two together
"some people sleep better double"
double double
- downward and forward
"he was bent double with pain"
double double
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