| used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis पर्याय: bivalent, 
 
  |   | 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"
 
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  | to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" पर्याय: doubly, twice, doubly, twice, 
 
  |   | two together; "some people sleep better double"
 
  |   | downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
 
  |   | to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" पर्याय: doubly, twice, doubly, twice, 
 
  |   | two together; "some people sleep better double"
 
  |   | downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
 
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  | having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" पर्याय: forked, 
 
  |   | large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
 
  |   | twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" पर्याय: doubled, twofold, two-fold, 
 
  |   | 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" पर्याय: dual, duple, 
 
  |   | 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 पर्याय: dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold, 
 
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  | increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years" पर्याय: duplicate, 
 
  |   | hit a two-base hit
 
  |   | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
 
  |   | make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" पर्याय: duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, 
 
  |   | bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" पर्याय: double over, double up, 
 
  |   | bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
 
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  | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" पर्याय: two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser, 
 
  |   | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff" पर्याय: doubling, 
 
  |   | a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
 
  |   | someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich''s double"; "she''s the very image of her mother" पर्याय: image, look-alike, 
 
  |   | a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable" पर्याय: stunt man, stunt woman, 
 
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