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adjectiveused of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
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"his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"nouna stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
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"his eyes were double bright"adverbto double the degree
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"he hit a double to deep centerfield"nouna base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
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verbmake or do or perform again
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"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"adjectiveconsisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
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"a double (or dual) role for an actor" "every episode has its double and treble meaning"adjectivehaving more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
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"ate a double portion" "the dose is doubled"adjectivetwice as great or many
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"I decided his double was a bluff"nounraising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
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"He doubled and vomited violently"verbbend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
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"a sly double meaning"adjectivehaving two meanings with intent to deceive
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"The population doubled within 50 years"verbincrease twofold
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"he could be Gingrich's double"nounsomeone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
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"36 is the double of 18"nouna quantity that is twice as great as anothertype of:
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verbbridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
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"She doubles as his wife and secretary"verbdo double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
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verbhit a two-base hittype of:
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"a double bed" "a double room"adjectivelarge enough for two
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"double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"adjectiveused of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangementsOpposite:
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go work call big someone run hit person somebody soul twice raise large copy repeat safety image individual backup bend relief function operate bid multiple mortal substitute clone multiply doubled reproduce duplicate dual doubling ambiguous flex ringer replicate doubly treble forked manifold reliever threefold redouble twofold equivocal recapitulate bivalent stunt man stunt woman backup man stand-in fill-in two-bagger two-base hit two-baser base hit line double line-drive double reduplicate geminate duple three-fold two-fold double over double up look-alike dead ringer