Definition of double

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• double is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• double is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• double is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of double

• used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. bivalent
• a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts (noun)

  Examples

  1. his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable

  Synonyms

  1. stunt man
  2. stunt woman
• to double the degree (adverb)

  Examples

  1. his eyes were double bright

  Synonyms

  1. doubly
  2. twice
• a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base (noun)

  Examples

  1. he hit a double to deep centerfield

  Synonyms

  1. two-bagger
  2. two-base hit
  3. two-baser
• make or do or perform again (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. duplicate
  2. reduplicate
  3. repeat
  4. replicate
• consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an egg with a double yolk
  2. a double (binary) star
  3. double doors
  4. duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure

  Synonyms

  1. dual
  2. duple
• having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a double (or dual) role for an actor
  2. every episode has its double and treble meaning

  Synonyms

  1. dual
  2. three-fold
  3. threefold
  4. treble
  5. two-fold
  6. twofold
• twice as great or many (adjective)

  Examples

  1. ate a double portion
  2. the dose is doubled

  Synonyms

  1. doubled
  2. two-fold
  3. twofold
• raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 (noun)

  Examples

  1. I decided his double was a bluff

  Synonyms

  1. doubling
• bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain (verb)

  Examples

  1. He doubled and vomited violently

  Synonyms

  1. double over
  2. double up
• having two meanings with intent to deceive (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a sly double meaning

  Synonyms

  1. forked
• increase twofold (verb)

  Examples

  1. The population doubled within 50 years

  Synonyms

  1. duplicate
• someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) (noun)

  Examples

  1. he could be Gingrich's double

  Synonyms

  1. image
  2. look-alike
• a quantity that is twice as great as another (noun)

  Examples

  1. 36 is the double of 18
• bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit) (verb)
• do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions (verb)

  Examples

  1. She doubles as his wife and secretary
• hit a two-base hit (verb)
• large enough for two (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a double bed
  2. a double room
• used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements (adjective)

  Examples

  1. double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical

See definition of double in Merriam Webster