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Uncommondoubles
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.Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- 2.A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- 3.A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- 4.A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.
- 5.A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
verb
- 1.To multiply by two.
- 2.To fold over so as to make two folds.
- 3.To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- 4.To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- 5.To get a two-base hit.
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