double
increase twofold
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,785 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,139 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- increase twofold also: duplicate The population doubled within 50 years
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain also: double over, double up He doubled and vomited violently
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions She doubles as his wife and secretary
- bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- make or do or perform again also: duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
adjective
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities also: dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold a double (or dual) role for an actorthe office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs also: dual, duple an egg with a double yolka double (binary) star
double in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I’ll clap on a double curb and martingale.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1
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Above his head, on the break of the poop, the night-watchman rang a double stroke.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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It is freighted with a double cargo, the wisdom of two great civilizations, pagan and Christian.
The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two · Samuel Johnson · Chapter 1
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We open credits to our passions, and we keep account of our infamies by double entry.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Imperceptibly the conversation changed, and we were discussing the war news when the double doors of the dining-room opened.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1