Definition of double

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of double is as below...

Double (n.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites..

Lern More About Double

Duplicity :: Duplicity (n.) Doubleness; a twofold state.
Double-breasted :: Double-breasted (a.) Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat..
Single :: Single (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope..
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) A game somewhat like backgammon.
Ambidexterity :: Ambidexterity (n.) Double-dealing.
Contrafagetto :: Contrafagetto (n.) The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon..
Close :: Close (n.) A double bar marking the end.
Plaited :: Plaited (a.) Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved; intricate; artful..
Crank :: Crank (n.) To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn.
Geminate :: Geminate (v. t.) To double.
Quadruplicate :: Quadruplicate (a.) Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion..
Double :: Double (n.) A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice..
Andropetalous :: Andropetalous (a.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus..
Sociable :: Sociable (n.) A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver..
Doublet :: Doublet (a.) A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone..
Tetrazo- :: Tetrazo- (a.) A combining form (also used adjectively), designating any one of a series of double derivatives of the azo and diazo compounds containing four atoms of nitrogen..
Reduplicate :: Reduplicate (a.) Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
Organzine :: Organzine (n.) A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength..
Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence..
Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us