تعريف double- في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- A call over an opponent's bid increasing the scoring value of fulfilled or defeated contracts (see Law 19 and Law 77)
- A deception of the opponents counter parry by a circular movement of the point, usually after feinting into an open line
- a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
- A numeric type which accommodates positive and negative values whose magnitude is in the interval [4 94065 x 10^(-324) , 1 797693134862316 x 10^(308) and capable of storing a maximum of 17 significant digits
- downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
- to force enemy Pawns to become doubled, as in the booklet on Pawn mobility
- 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"
- make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
- Descriptive of flowers that have more petals than normal
- bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
- large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
- hit a two-base hit
- An option either to buy or sell an instrument or currency at a specified price The exercise of the right to sell causes the right to buy to expire and vice versa
- I don't know what ``calling a double'' means -- it is mentioned in The Nine Tailors, but I haven't heard it used myself
- 1 one of the Java data type used to hold numbers with fractional parts (floating point numbers), another is float - in Java an double uses 64 bits of computer memory
- An offer made by one player to his opponent during the course of a game (just before the player rolls the dice to start his turn) to continue play at twice the current stakes The opponent may refuse the double, in which case he resigns the game and loses the current (undoubled) stakes Otherwise, the opponent must accept the double, in which case the game continues at twice the stakes with the opponent acquiring ownership of the doubling cube After the first double of a game, only the player that most recently accepted a double (the player who owns the cube) may redouble
- In C++, this is a data type for storing numbers with decimal digits It often, though not always, has a higher precision than the float data type
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
- 1 79769313486232E308 to -4 94065645841247E-324 for negative values; 4 94065645841247E-324 to 1 79769313486232E308 for positive values
- A numerical data type Double values are 64-bit (8-byte) floating-point number Double values use the prefix dbl and the type-declaration character # (the pound sign)
- (also double scull) A boat for two sculling rowers Sometimes written 2x
- A hit which allows the batter reaches second base safely
- (1) An actor who plays more than one role is said to "double" in the second and following roles Ordinarily the actor will seek, through a costume change, to disguise the fact of the doubling; occasionally, however, a production with a theatricalist staging may make it clear that the actor doubles in many roles (2) To Antonin Artaud, the life that drama reflects, as discussed in his book The Theatre and Its Double See also theatre of cruelty
- EXPANSION JOINTS A double expansion joint consists of two bellows joined by a common connector which is anchored to some rigid part on the installation by means of an anchor base The anchor base may be attached to the common connector either at installation or at time of manufacture Each bellows acts as a single expansion joint and absorbs the movement of the pipe section in which it is installed, independently of the other bellows Double expansion joints should not be confused with universal expansion joints
- in epee, two attacks that arrive within 40-50 ms of each other
- two together; "some people sleep better double"
- 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"
- to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
- 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
- having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
- A batted ball that results in the batter/runner reaching second base If a batter/runner reaches second base on a play as the result of an error, fielder's choice or throw to another base, he or she is not credited with a double
- A bid that increases the amount of points that the hand is worth Only the opponents can double a contract Doubles can also be takeout doubles
- Two strikes in a row; scores twenty plus the number of pins knocked down on the next ball
- and Triple Slab: The successors to "single slab " Double slab was used on two lane, two way roads, such as the 1930s alignment of US 80 Triple slab was almost exclusively used for roads with "Suicide Lanes," such as the 1933 alignment of US 99 over the Grapevine and a portion of preserved US 101 in Laguna Niguel
- twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
- A JavaTM programming language keyword used to define a variable of type double This data type is used to approximate the value of a real number using 64 bits per the IEEE 754 standard There are 53 bits of precision, or about 16 decimal digits Examples of valid declarations for two constants: final double G = 6 67e-11; // the Gravitational constant with units (nt m2 / kg2) final double ACCELERATION_OF_GRAVITY = 9 806; // given in units of m / s2
- n A set of conditions either with respect to how a hand was completed or the tiles within it that entitles the player holding it to double their points Doubles are cumulative, and can result in ludicrous scores in excess of 25 million, so there is a Limit
- increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
- On offer to increase the stakes of the current game to double the current value The player to whom the offer is made may take or drop If the double is dropped, the player making the offer is awarded the current value of the game, and the game is over The current value of the game is shown on the doubling cube
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
- In some 19th-century rose literature, a double flower is defined as one containing 10 to 14 petals--about twice the number in a single flower Today, however, the word "double" describes flowers having 25 or more petals Very full-petaled flowers are called "very double "
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-agent
- Attributive form of double agent
double-agent care.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barreled shotgun
- Alternative spelling of double-barrelled shotgun
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barrelled
- Having two separate parts often adjoined by a hyphen, eg. Wright-Phillips, Bowes-Lyon or Duncan Smith
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barrelled shotgun
- A type of shot firing gun with two long, parallel barrels, allowing the user to fire twice in quick succession
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- Describing an experiment (usually medical) in which the identity of those repeating different treatments is kept secret from both the subjects and the administrators until the outcome of the experiment is known
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind tests
- plural form of double-blind test
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-bluff
- To trick someone by appearing to bluff, while not bluffing
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-book
- To mistakenly book or reserve something for two people, when there is only space for one
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-breasted
- Closing with a double row of buttons that form a wide overlap
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-click
- To push the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-click
- The action of pushing the button on a mouse twice in quick succession in order to perform a different task that would be performed from a single-click or triple-click
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-count
- The process of or results of a second tally, for purposes of accuracy and/or safety
For controlled substances' prescriptions pharmacists do a double-count as a matter of course.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-cross
- To betray or go back on
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-date
- Alternative spelling of double date
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-deal
- To deal the top and bottom cards from a deck to a confederate in a card game as if they were one card
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealer
- One who double deals. A cheat or crook
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealing
- deceit or treachery
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealing
- Cheating, dishonest; treacherous
You low-down, no-good, double-dealing sidewinder!.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker
- A vehicle, usually a bus or coach, with two decks
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker bus
- A bus that has two levels of seating
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker buses
- plural form of double-decker bus
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-declutch
- To disengage the clutch twice in quick succession to change gear on a vehicle with no synchromesh
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-digit
- Referring to a number between 10 and 99 inclusive, a number that requires two digits to write in base 10
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To draw a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job or to draw two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity
They worried about the possibility that some forced laborers, in particular Jewish survivors, might be double-dipping, that is, that they might be collecting compensation for their work as forced laborers while continuing to receive payments as Holocaust survivors and thus absorbing funds that should be directed toward other groups of victims.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream
We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To defeat a team twice in the finals
SPC Ladies double dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions. As long as the practice follows the tax law of each jurisdiction, the practice is legal and can be likened to the use of a tax loophole
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To have sex anally and then vaginally immediately afterwards
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food
I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dome
- Alternative spelling of doubledome. An intellectual or scholar
these double-domes in Reef's experience never quite as retiring as they looked, some of them damned touchy, as a matter of fact.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-<span class="word-self">doublespan>
- A coffee with two milk and two sugars
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-<span class="word-self">doublespan>-<span class="word-self">doublespan>
- The achievement of twenty or more of any two of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game; most often achieved with points and rebounds
Lamar Odom had a double-double-double tonight with 22 points and 22 rebounds.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-down
- Alternative form of double down
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- Describing a blade, such as a sword or knife, that is sharp on both edges
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- Describing something that is as dangerous for the user as the one it is used on
Slander is a double-edged weapon: you can hurt the reputation of another but it diminishes your own reputation that you debase yourself so much.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged sword
- A benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged swords
- plural form of double-edged sword
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-end
- to operate a train with a locomotive at each end
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-end
- to operate a train, especially a multiple unit, with a driver at each end of the train for fast turnaround times
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended
- to have a locomotive at each end
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended
- Simple past tense and past participle of double-end
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended
- Having two ends
We created a computer version of the card game using a double-ended queue.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended
- to have a driver at each end
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended
- to have a driving cab at each end
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended queue
- An abstract list-type data structure where elements can be added to or removed from the front (head) or the back (tail)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended queues
- plural form of double-ended queue
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ending
- Present participle of double-end
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ending
- a system of operating trains with a driver at each end of the train for a fast turnaround time
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-entendre
- Alternative spelling of double entendre
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-entendres
- Alternative spelling of double entendres
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-entry
- Describing a method of bookkeeping in which each transaction is entered in two accounts, for debits and for credits
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glazed
- Having double glazing
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glazing
- Alternative spelling of double glazing
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-header
- The catching of a single fish simultaneously by two fishermen when fishing together
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-header
- A pair of top rank events after another, at one venue
The next jazz double-header at the The Sound Lounge will feature the Leonie Cohen Trio and the Sam Hawkins Quartet.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-header
- A pair of games played one after another between the same teams
This afternoon we will have a double-header between the Bears and the Wolves, games at 3pm and 7:30pm.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-jointed
- Possessing hypermobility of the joints
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-knit
- Alternative spelling of double knit
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-nosed andean tiger hound
- A South American dog with two sets of nostrils
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-park
- To park a car next to a car already parked on the side of a street, obstructing traffic
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-play
- Alternative form of double play
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-quick
- The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-quick
- To double-time, march (or rather run) at the above speedy pace
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-reed
- Having a double reed
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-replacement reaction
- A chemical reaction involving a change of chemical bonds, so that two compounds become two different compounds, in the form AB+CD\to AC+BD
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-replacement reactions
- plural form of double-replacement reaction
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-spaced
- formatted so that there is a full blank line between each line of text; the style of formatting required by many entities inside business, academia, and publishing
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-struck
- Formed in a blackboard bold typeface, in which certain lines of the character are doubled
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-talk
- A nonsense mixture of meaningless sounds and intelligible words; gibberish
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-team
- To deal with or handle a task or individual person by using a team of two people
Obama . . . accused the Clintons of double-teaming him on the campaign trail. I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes, he said.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-team
- In sports involving offensive and defensive teams, to use two defensive players to guard against the movements of a single offensive player
On any given night, Pivotman Macauley was good for at least 18 points a game. But because L.I.U. double-teamed him (he had two men guarding him), he didn't bother to shoot much.
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-time
- to march at double time
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-time
- to order troops to march at double time
after ten or fifteen minutes of preparation, he stopped the artillery and instructed Corporal Lamb to double-time his platoon to the intermediate knoll under cover of fire from the machine guns. — Combat Actions in Korea (1954).
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-tongued
- Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-track
- Having a pair of tracks in order to allow trains to pass in opposite directions
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-whammy
- Alternative spelling of double whammy
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-wide
- A trailer measuring twenty feet or more in width and ninety feet or less in length, towed as a two separate units before assembly
- <span class="word-self">Doublespan>-precision
- (Bilgisayar) In computing, double precision is a computer number format that occupies two adjacent storage locations in computer memory. A double-precision number, sometimes simply called a double, may be defined to be an integer, fixed point, or floating point (in which case it is often referred to as FP64)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-apple
- The term apple box, or apple crate, is used in the production of film or photography to indicate a mobile box or platform sturdy enough to support weight. The generally accepted dimensions for an apple box are 12" × 8" × 20" (30 × 20 × 50 cm), though they may vary by three to five inches (around 10 cm) in any direction. Any insignificant deviation in size does not disclude an object from being an apple box, though significantly smaller or larger items may be termed a "half-apple," "quarter-apple" or sometimes "double apple." An "eighth-apple" is sometimes called a pancake or a lift
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-bank
- Row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged sword
- Something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences: "Freedom of expression can be a double-edged sword ― Linda Connors"
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-ended queue
- (Bilgisayar) In computer science, a double-ended queue (often abbreviated to deque, pronounced deck) is an abstract data structure that implements a queue for which elements can only be added to or removed from the front (head) or back (tail). It is also often called a head-tail linked list
- <span class="word-self">Doublespan>-layer Supertwist Nematic
- {i} technology that improves appearance and brightness in passive-matrix LCD displays, DSTN (Computers)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-aspect theory
- or dual-aspect theory Type of mind-body monism. According to double-aspect theory, the mental and the material are different aspects or attributes of a unitary reality, which itself is neither mental nor material. The view is derived from the metaphysics of Benedict de Spinoza, who held that mind and matter are merely two of an infinite number of "modes" of a single existing substance, which he identified with God. See also mind-body problem
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barreled
- having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barrelled
- double-barrelled in AM, use double-barreled1. A double-barrelled gun has two barrels. a double-barrelled shotgun
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barrelled
- A double-barrelled surname has two parts which are joined by a hyphen, for example `Miss J. Heydon-Smith'
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-barrelled
- Double-barrelled is used to describe something such as a plan which has two main parts
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-bedded
- having a double bed; "a double-bedded room
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-bitted ax
- an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- a procedure in which neither experimenter nor participant knows to which condition the participant are assigned
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- experimental design in which neither the participant nor the treatment administrator knows the participant's group designation
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- -a research study where neither the researchers nor the volunteers know who's getting the medicine and who's getting the placebo until the code is broken at the end of the study
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- The method of experimentation in which neither the subject nor the experimenter knows beforehand which condition has been assigned to the subject; e g , whether the subject has received the drug being tested or a placebo See "single blind "
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- a type of clinical trial in which neither the subject nor the investigator knows what treatment, if any, the subject is receiving At the end of the trial the "code" is broken and data are analyzed Double-blinding is done to minimize bias due to the expectations of the subject, investigator(s) and/or healthcare provider(s)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- A process used to prevent bias in a clinical study Neither participants nor physicians know who is taking the study agent and who is not
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- A trial design in which both the subjects and observers responsible for measuring the trial outcomes are kept ignorant of the group to which subjects are assigned
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- a type of clinical trial in which neither the subject nor the investigator knows what treatment, if any, the subject is receiving
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- A trial in which neither the patient nor the physician knows whether drug or placebo is being taken, or at what dosage Discovery - early stages of research during which compounds are identified as possible targets for drug development Fast track - an FDA designation that allows for expedited review of new drugs that are intended to treat serious conditions, and that demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical needs of patients with those conditions
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- A double-blind study or experiment compares two groups of people, one of which is being tested while the other is not. Neither the people doing the testing nor the members of the two groups know which group is being tested. In a double-blind trial, there were definite improvements. a double-blind scientific test or study compares two or more groups in which neither the scientists nor the people being studied know which group is being tested and which group is not
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- Typically used in Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) An experimental method in which both the patients and the research staff do not know and cannot figure out which patients are receiving treatment and which placebo
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind
- state of mind of Legco members when discussing the beloved motherland
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind procedure
- an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-blind study
- clinical study in which neither organizers nor participants know which individuals belong to the test group or the control group (Medicine, Psychology)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-bogey
- (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-book
- to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-breasted
- A double-breasted jacket or suit has two very wide sections at the front of the jacket which fit over one another when you button them up. a double-breasted jacket, coat etc has two sets of buttons single-breasted
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-breasted
- (of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons; "double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-breasted jacket
- a jacket having overlapping fronts that give a double thickness of cloth
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-breasted suit
- a suit with a double-breasted jacket
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-check
- check once more to be absolutely sure
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-check
- If you double-check something, you examine or test it a second time to make sure that it is completely correct or safe. Check and double-check spelling and punctuation Double-check that the ladder is secure Don't believe what you are told; double-check with an independent source. to check something again so that you are completely sure it is correct, safe etc
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-checked
- inspected or checked again, looked over a second time, checked twice
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-chinned
- having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-click
- {f} (Computers) move the cursor to a specific location and press quickly and release the mouse button twice in a row without moving the mouse
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-cross
- deceive, defraud, swindle, cheat; betray, be disloyal
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-cross
- If someone you trust double-crosses you, they do something which harms you instead of doing something they had promised to do. Don't try and double-cross me, Taylor, because I'll kill you = betray. to cheat someone, especially after you have agreed to do something dishonest with them cross
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-crosser
- a person who says one thing and does another
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-date
- go out on a date with a partner and another couple; "let's double date this Saturday
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealing
- acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealing
- marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W M Thackeray
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealing
- Double-dealing is behaviour which is deliberately deceitful. Marriages were broken and lives ruined by the revelation of double-dealing. = betrayal, duplicity
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dealing
- deceit, fraud
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker
- Double-decker items or structures have two layers or levels instead of one. a double-decker sandwich
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker
- {s} having two levels (of a bus, ship, bed, etc.)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-decker
- A double-decker or a double-decker bus is a bus that has two levels, so that passengers can sit upstairs or downstairs. single-decker
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-digit
- Australia had 15 years of double-digit inflation. relating to the numbers 10 to 99 British Equivalent: double-figure
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-digit
- A double-digit number is between 10 and
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-dip
- to get money from two places at once, usually in a way that is not legal or not fair
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-<span class="word-self">doublespan>
- {i} coffee with double cream and double sugar (Slang term used in Canada); hotel room in which there are two double beds
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- {s} having two blades or cutting edges (of a sword, etc.); acting both ways, having a dual purpose or effect; capable of being interpreted two ways
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- If you say that a comment is double-edged, you mean that it has two meanings, so that you are not sure whether the person who said it is being critical or is giving praise. Even his praise is double-edged
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise"
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged
- If you say that something is double-edged, you mean that its positive effects are balanced by its negative effects, or that its negative effects are greater. But tourism is double-edged, boosting the economy but damaging the environment a double-edged sword: see sword
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-edged sword
- {i} two-sided knife used in battle; situation that will result in a negative outcome no matter which decision is made or action is taken; statement with both positive and negative connotations
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-face
- betray, be disloyal; behave in a hypocritical manner
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-faced
- (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-figure
- relating to the numbers 10 to 99 American Equivalent: double-digit
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-geared
- equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glaze
- provide with two sheets of glass
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glaze
- If someone double-glazes a house or its windows, they fit windows that have two layers of glass which keeps the inside of the house warmer and quieter. The company is now offering to double-glaze the windows for £3,900 We recently had our house double-glazed. + double-glazed double-glazed double-glazed windows
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glazing
- In general, any use of two lights of glass, separated by an air space, within an opening, to improve insulation against heat transfer and/or sound transmission In insulating glass units the air between the glass sheets is thoroughly dried and the space is sealed, eliminating possible condensation and providing superior insulating properties
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glazing
- A double-glass pane in a door or window, with an air space to provide better insulation qualities
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-glazing
- A way of insulating windows by trapping air between two layers of glass
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-harness
- {i} harnessing of two horses to an carriage; close friendship; good teamwork
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-header
- double-header double-headers in AM, also use doubleheader A double-header is a sporting contest between two teams that involves two separate games being played, often on the same day. two baseball games played one after the other
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window which operates by means of two sashes that slide vertically past each other
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- a window having two sashes that slide up and down
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- a sash-type window with the lower framework typically moving up and down vertically, and the upper framework fixed; single-paned or multi-paned in type
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window having top and bottom sashes, each capable of movement up and down in its own grooves
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window consisting of two sashes of glass operating in a rectangular frame, in which both the upper and lower halves can be slid up and down A counterbalance mechanism usually holds the sash in place
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window that consists of two sashes that slide up and down
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window with two vertically moving sashes, each closing a different part of the window
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window with two overlapping sashes that slide vertically in tracks eave - The horizontal edge at the low side of a sloping roof
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window type introduced in New Orleans in early 1800s consisting of two sashes that operate through vertical movement
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window with two sashes (frames that hold glass) that slide up and down next to each other
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- Window with two vertically moving sashes, each closing a different part of the window Better know as up and down sliders
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A type of window with an upper and lower sash in vertical grooves, one in front of the other, which are moveable by means of sash cords and weights
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window unit that has two operable sashes which move vertically in the frame
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- A window with two sashes that slide up or down vertically to open The screen is attached to the outside of a double-hung window
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-hung window
- -A window style with two separate sashes, each of which can be raised or lowered vertically in the window frame
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-jointed
- having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-jointed
- able to move the joints in your fingers, arms etc backwards as well as forwards
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-park
- {f} illegally park one's vehicle alongside other cars already parked parallel to the curb thereby blocking them in and obstructing traffic
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-park
- park a vehicle alongside another
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-park
- If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car. Murray double-parked his car The car pulled in and double-parked in front of the town hall. to leave a vehicle on a road beside another vehicle that is already parked there
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-prop
- a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-quick
- quickly, rapidly, swiftly
- <span class="word-self">doublespan>-quick
- (of a marching cadence) very quick