double

• (r) downward and forward
  • he was bent double with pain
• (s) 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
  twofold, two-fold, dual, threefold, three-fold, treble,
• (r) two together
  • some people sleep better double
• (s) 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
  dual, duple,
• (r) to double the degree
  • she was doubly rewarded
  • his eyes were double bright
  doubly, twice,
• (s) twice as great or many
  • ate a double portion
  • the dose is doubled
  • a twofold increase
  doubled, twofold, two-fold,
• (a) 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
• (a) used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis bivalent,
• (s) large enough for two
  • a double bed
  • a double room
• (s) having two meanings with intent to deceive
  • a sly double meaning
  • spoke with forked tongue
  forked,

Nouns

• (n) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
  • he hit a double to deep centerfield
  two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser,
• (n) a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
  • his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
  stunt man, stunt woman,
• (n) someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
  • he could be Gingrich's double
  • she's the very image of her mother
  look-alike, image,
• (n) a quantity that is twice as great as another
  • 36 is the double of 18
• (n) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
  • I decided his double was a bluff
  doubling,

Verbs

• (v) increase twofold
  • The population doubled within 50 years
  duplicate,
• (v) hit a two-base hit
• (v) bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
  • He doubled and vomited violently
  double over, double up,
• (v) do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
  • She doubles as his wife and secretary
• (v) bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
• (v) make or do or perform again
  • He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
  duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate,

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Words of close approximity