Definition of double

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Double (n.) Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith..

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Catamaran :: Catamaran (n.) Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed..
Double :: Double (a.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two..
Bassoon :: Bassoon (n.) A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc..
Double :: Double (v. i.) To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct..
Redouble :: Redouble (v. t.) To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply.
Lurch :: Lurch (n.) A double score in cribbage for the winner when his adversary has been left in the lurch.
Double :: Double (a.) Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double..
Double-faced :: Double-faced (a.) Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.
Diptych :: Diptych (n.) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints..
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter..
Zirconoid :: Zirconoid (n.) A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon..
Multifold :: Multifold (a.) Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.
Double :: Double (n.) A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles..
Platinocyanide :: Platinocyanide (n.) A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinocyanic acid.
Two-sided :: Two-sided (a.) Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical..
Rib :: Rib (n.) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
Double-charge :: Double-charge (v. t.) To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder..
Semidouble :: Semidouble (n.) An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones. See Double, n., 8..
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