double - Meaning in Sanskrit

double - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of double in English

double adjective

1. used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements

   Example

   • "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"
2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   Synonyms

   threefold, treble

   Examples

   • "a double (or dual) role for an actor"
   • "every episode has its double and treble meaning"
   • "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"
3. consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

   Examples

   • "a double (binary) star"
   • "an egg with a double yolk"
   • "double doors"
   • "dual controls for pilot and copilot"
   • "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
4. twice as great or many

   Examples

   • "a twofold increase"
   • "ate a double portion"
   • "the dose is doubled"
5. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
6. large enough for two

   Examples

   • "a double bed"
   • "a double room"
7. having two meanings with intent to deceive

   Examples

   • "a sly double meaning"
   • "spoke with forked tongue"

double abverb

1. downward and forward

   Example

   • "he was bent double with pain"
2. two together

   Example

   • "some people sleep better double"
3. to double the degree

   Synonyms

   twice

   Examples

   • "his eyes were double bright"
   • "she was doubly rewarded"

double noun

1. raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

   Example

   • "I decided his double was a bluff"
2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

   Example

   • "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
3. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

   Examples

   • "he could be Gingrich's double"
   • "she's the very image of her mother"
4. a quantity that is twice as great as another

   Example

   • "36 is the double of 18"
5. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

   Example

   • "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

double verb

1. bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
2. bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain

   Example

   • "He doubled and vomited violently"
3. make or do or perform again

   Example

   • "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
4. do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions

   Example

   • "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
5. hit a two-base hit
6. increase twofold

   Example

   • "The population doubled within 50 years"

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