adj.
1.having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
2.consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
3.twice as great or many
4.used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
5.used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
6.large enough for two
7.having two meanings with intent to deceive double adv.
1.downward and forward
2.two together
3.to double the degree double n.
1.a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
2.a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
3.someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
4.a quantity that is twice as great as another
5.raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 double v.
1.increase twofold
2.hit a two-base hit
3.bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
4.do double duty
5.bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
6.make or do or perform again
Idiom of the Day
at the outset (of something)
from the first or early stage of something
At the outset of the meeting there were problems between some members of the group.
