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doubleheader
  • n  two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)
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doubler
  • n  an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal
  • s  having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
  • s  consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
  • s  twice as great or many
  • a  used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
  • a  used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
  • s  large enough for two
  • s  having two meanings with intent to deceive
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doubles
  • n  badminton played with two players on each side
  • n  tennis played with two players on each side
  • n  a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
  • n  a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
  • n  someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
  • n  a quantity that is twice as great as another
  • n  raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
  • v  increase twofold
  • v  hit a two-base hit
  • v  bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
  • 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
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doublespeak
  • n  any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
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