double bed
— Noun
– English
～ a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
double damages
— Noun
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～ twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
double-crosser
— Noun
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～ a person who says one thing and does another
double bassoon
— Noun
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～ the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
double decomposition
— Noun
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～ a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
double-crossing
— Noun
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～ an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
double
— Noun
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～ a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
double chin
— Noun
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～ a fold of fatty tissue under the chin
double door
— Noun
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～ two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed
double check
— Noun
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～ something that checks the correctness of a previous check
double dipper
— Noun
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～ someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)
double-bitted ax
— Noun
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～ an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
double bind
— Noun
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～ (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
double digit
— Noun
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～ a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
double bond
— Noun
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～ a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
double
— Noun
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～ a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
double blind
— Noun
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～ a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
double-dealer
— Noun
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～ a person who says one thing and does another
double cream
— Noun
– English
～ fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat
double date
— Noun
– English
～ a date in which two couples participate