| dotterel |
any of several plovers, esp. one of Europe and Asia. |
| dottle |
the residue of partially burnt tobacco or ash left in a pipe bowl after smoking. |
| dotty1 |
(informal) eccentric, weak-minded, or a little crazy; daft. [4 definitions] |
| dotty2 |
having dots on the surface; dotted. |
| Douay Bible |
an English translation of the Bible, based on the Vulgate and completed in 1610, that was the officially approved text of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| double |
consisting of two times as much; having twice the amount or number. [19 definitions] |
| double agent |
a spy employed by both of two opposed or competitive countries, companies, or the like. |
| double bar |
two heavy vertical lines on a musical staff used to indicate the end of a piece or of a major subdivision of a piece. |
| double-barreled |
having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun. [2 definitions] |
| double bass |
the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family; bass viol; contrabass. |
| double bassoon |
see "contrabassoon." |
| double bind |
a situation in which a person can satisfy one expectation or demand only by failing to satisfy another; dilemma. |
| 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 boiler |
a pot consisting of a lower part, in which water is boiled to create steam, and an upper part that fits snugly into the top of the lower, in which food can be cooked, warmed, or melted slowly. |
| 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 check |
to check something twice to make sure that it is correct. |
| double chin |
one or more fatty folds of flesh beneath the chin. |
| 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 cross |
(informal) a betrayal or swindle accomplished by a course of action contrary to that previously agreed upon with the victim. [2 definitions] |