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doubles

The correct spelling is doubles.

How to pronounce doubles

noun

Say it like: Dow-ble-s

The correct spelling is doubles. Twice the number, amount, size, etc. For example: "Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."

Usage Examples

Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles.

On second thought, make that a double.

Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
  2. 2.A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
  3. 3.A drink with two portions of alcohol.
  4. 4.A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
  5. 5.A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

verb

  1. 1.To multiply by two.
  2. 2.To fold over so as to make two folds.
  3. 3.To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
  4. 4.To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
  5. 5.To get a two-base hit.

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