double

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   two together

   some people sleep better double

2. 2
   adv

   downward and forward

   I was bent double with pain.

3. 3
   adj

   having two meanings with intent to deceive

   a sly double meaning

4. 4
   adj

   large enough for two

   a double bed

5. 5
   adj

   twice as great or many

   ate a double portion

6. 6
   adj

   consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs

   an egg with a double yolk

7. 7
   adj

   having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

   a double (or dual) role for an actor

8. 8
   adj

   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

Etymology

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