Unscramble doubles

Definition of doubles

noun:

• badminton played with two players on each side.
• tennis played with two players on each side.
• a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield". Synonyms: double, two-bagger, two-base hit, two-baser.
• a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable". Synonyms: double, stunt man, stunt woman.
• someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double", "she's the very image of her mother". Synonyms: double, image, look-alike.
• a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18". Synonyms: double.
• raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff". Synonyms: double, doubling.

verb:

• increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years". Synonyms: double, duplicate.
• hit a two-base hit. Synonyms: double.
• bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently". Synonyms: double, double over, double up.
• do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary". Synonyms: double.
• bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit). Synonyms: double.
• make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick". Synonyms: double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate.

Related words

clone, copy, geminate, recapitulate, redouble, reduplicate, replicate, ringer.

Words nearby

double, doubled, doubler, doublet.