Hyphenation of Double

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Double? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of Double:

1.
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
He hit a double to deep centerfield
2.
A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
His first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
3.
Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
He could be Gingrich's double She's the very image of her mother
4.
A quantity that is twice as great as another
36 is the double of 18
5.
Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
I decided his double was a bluff
6.
Increase twofold
The population doubled within 50 years
7.
Hit a two-base hit
8.
Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
He doubled and vomited violently
9.
Do double duty
Serve two purposes or have two functions She doubles as his wife and secretary
10.
Bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
11.
Make or do or perform again
He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
12.
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
A double (or dual) role for an actor The office of a clergyman is twofold Public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson Every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison
13.
Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
An egg with a double yolk A double (binary) star Double doors Dual controls for pilot and copilot Duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure
14.
Twice as great or many
Ate a double portion The dose is doubled A twofold increase
15.
Used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
Double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical
16.
Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
17.
Large enough for two
A double bed A double room
18.
Having two meanings with intent to deceive
A sly double meaning Spoke with forked tongue
19.
Downward and forward
He was bent double with pain
20.
Two together
Some people sleep better double
21.
To double the degree
She was doubly rewarded His eyes were double bright

Synonyms of Double:

adj dual, twofold, treble, threefold, multiple
adj dual, duple, multiple
adj doubled, twofold, multiple
adj double
adj bivalent
adj large
adj forked, equivocal, ambiguous
nountwo-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser, base hit, safety, bingle
nounstunt man, stunt woman, stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
noun image, look-alike, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun multiple
noun doubling, raise
verb duplicate, multiply, manifold, double up
verb hit
verbdouble over, double up, bend, flex
verb function, work, operate, go, run
verb bid, call
verb duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, reproduce
adv doubly, twice

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