Double
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NOUN
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
a quantity that is twice as great as another
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
VERB
increase twofold
hit a two-base hit
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
do double duty
bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
make or do or perform again
ADJ
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
large enough for two
having two meanings with intent to deceive
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