double

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Twice as much, as many, or as big.

   He ate a double portion of pasta.

2. 2
   adj

   Made for or used by two people.

   They booked a double room at the hotel.

3. 3
   adj

   Having two parts or two of something, usually as a pair.

   The car has double doors at the back.

4. 4
   adv

   Bent over so the upper body is folded forward.

   He was bent double with laughter.

Common collocations

• double bed Adjective + noun
• double room Adjective + noun
• double dare Adjective + noun
• double agent Adjective + noun
• double bassoon Adjective + noun
• double dagger Adjective + noun
• double decomposition Adjective + noun
• double helix Adjective + noun
• double saucepan Adjective + noun
• bent double Verb + adverb
• double bind Adjective + noun

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

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