Norwegian Meaning of double
dobbel
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Definitions and Meaning of double in English
double (n)
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
a quantity that is twice as great as another
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
double (v)
increase twofold
hit a two-base hit
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
make or do or perform again
double (s)
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
twice as great or many
large enough for two
having two meanings with intent to deceive
double (a)
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
double (r)
downward and forward
two together
to double the degree
double (a.)
Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc.
Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled.
Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
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.
To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.
To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion.
To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
double (adv.)
Twice; doubly.
double (v. i.)
To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.
To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction.
To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.
To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.
double (n.)
Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like.
Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.
A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice.
Something precisely equal or counterpart to another; a counterpart. Hence, a wraith.
A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute.
beer; strong beer.
A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts.
A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.
An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.
A person or thing that is the counterpart of another; a duplicate; copy; (Obs.) transcript; -- now chiefly used of persons. Hence, a wraith.
FAQs About the word double
dobbel
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base, a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts, someone who closely resembles a famous perso
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doub grass => Dobbelgress, douay-rheims version => Douay-Rheims-utgaven, douay-rheims bible => Douay-Rheims-bibelen, douay version => Douay-Rheims-versjonen, douay bible => Douay-Rheims-Bibelen,
