| double jeopardy |
the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she has already been tried. |
| double negative |
the use of two negative words in one sentence, considered substandard when intended to express a single negation. |
| double play |
in baseball, a single play in which two players are put out. |
| double pneumonia |
pneumonia that affects both lungs. |
| double sharp |
a musical sign placed before a note, indicating that its pitch is to be raised by two semitones. |
| double standard |
any standard set of principles or code of behavior applied in such a way that one group is favored over another, such as men over women or whites over blacks. |
| double take |
a sudden second look or other delayed reaction indicating that the real significance of a sight, remark, or situation has just been understood. |
| double time |
a fast military marching pace of one hundred and eighty three-foot steps per minute. [3 definitions] |
| double up |
to share a living space intended for one. [2 definitions] |
| double-barreled |
having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun. [2 definitions] |
| double-blind |
of or designating a method of testing in which both the experimenter and the subjects are ignorant of which subjects are receiving the active treatment. |
| double-breasted |
having the sides overlap each other by a wide margin on the breast or front, and usu. having a double vertical row of buttons, as a jacket or coat. (Cf. single-breasted.) [2 definitions] |
| double-check |
to verify, as by checking twice; recheck. [2 definitions] |
| double-click |
to press the button of a computer mouse twice in rapid succession. |
| double-cross |
(informal) to betray or cheat by acting contrary to a previous agreement. |
| double-date |
to participate in a double date. |
| double-dealing |
an act of deception, duplicity, or treachery. [2 definitions] |
| double-decker |
a bus, ship, or other conveyance that has two tiers or decks for passengers. [3 definitions] |
| double-digit |
of, pertaining to, or denoting a rate greater than ten and less than one hundred percent, esp. used to describe a high inflation rate. |
| double-edged |
having two cutting edges, as a saw or razor blade. [2 definitions] |