Double
/ΛdΚb.Ιl/
The meaning and definition of Double, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
verb
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To fold over so as to make two folds.
βTo make a pleat, double the material at the waist.β
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To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
βOur earnings have doubled in the last year.β
adjective
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Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
βThe closet has double doors.β
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Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
βHe's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother.β
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
redouble facsimilize twofold binary twin duplicate
Antonyms
halve half
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