Double
/ˈdʌb.əl/
noun
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
"Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
"On second thought, make that a double."
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
verb
- To multiply by two.
"The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."
- To fold over so as to make two folds.
"To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
"Our earnings have doubled in the last year."
- To get a two-base hit.
"The batter doubled into the corner."
adjective
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
"The closet has double doors."
- Of twice the quantity.
"Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes."
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
"He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother."
- Designed for two users.
"a double room"
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
adverb
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Double"
Double is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Double" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "double" is a low-scoring word.