| double-edged |
having two cutting edges, as a saw or razor blade. [2 definitions] |
| double entendre |
a word or expression that has two meanings, one of them usu. sexually suggestive. |
| double entry |
a common bookkeeping system in which each transaction is credited to one account and debited to another. (Cf. single entry.) |
| double exposure |
the act of making two exposures on the same film, photographic plate, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| double-faced |
having two faces, fronts, or finished surfaces. [2 definitions] |
| double feature |
a movie theater program that offers two feature films for the price of one admission. |
| double flat |
a musical sign placed before a note, indicating that its pitch is to be lowered by two semitones. |
| doubleheader |
a set of two games played one right after the other, esp. of baseball. [2 definitions] |
| double indemnity |
a provision in a life or accident insurance policy that twice the face value of the contract will be paid in the event of accidental death. |
| double jeopardy |
the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she has already been tried. |
| double-jointed |
having joints that will bend freely and at unusual angles. |
| double-knit |
a fabric, usu. synthetic, knit on a machine with two sets of needles so that, as the two single-knit fabrics are produced, they are also woven together to form a double thickness. [2 definitions] |
| double negative |
the use of two negative words in one sentence, considered substandard when intended to express a single negation. |
| double-park |
to park (a vehicle) alongside another that is parked parallel to the curb. |
| double play |
in baseball, a single play in which two players are put out. |
| double pneumonia |
pneumonia that affects both lungs. |
| double-quick |
very quick. [4 definitions] |
| double-reed |
of, pertaining to, or designating any woodwind instrument that sounds by means of a pair of reeds that vibrate against each other. [2 definitions] |
| double sharp |
a musical sign placed before a note, indicating that its pitch is to be raised by two semitones. |
| doubles minus one |
in mathematics education, involving the addition of consecutive numbers by doubling the larger number and subtracting one. |
| double-space |
to type leaving a blank line after each line of text or copy. |