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| Dewar flask |
a thermos container with a vacuum between, and a reflective surface on the interior of, its double walls, used esp. to store liquefied gases at constant temperatures. |
| di-1 |
two; double; twice. |
| diesis |
see "double dagger." |
| diplopia |
a vision disorder in which two images of the same object are seen, also called double vision. |
| 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.) [1/2 definitions] |
| double-date |
to participate in a double date. |
| 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. [1/2 definitions] |
| double-quick |
see "double time." [2/4 definitions] |
| double-reed |
any double-reed woodwind instrument. [1/2 definitions] |
| double-stop |
the two tones produced by playing a double-stop, or their graphic representation; chord. [1/2 definitions] |
| double-talk |
to achieve or persuade by double-talk. [1/3 definitions] |
| double-time |
to move or play in double time. |
| doubly |
to twice the extent or degree; with double the effort or emphasis. |
| dual |
of or relating to two, esp. having two, often identical, components, people, sections, or the like; double. [1/2 definitions] |
| duple |
twofold; double; duplex. [1/2 definitions] |
| duplex |
having two parts; twofold; double. [1/3 definitions] |
| duplicate |
to cause to double in size. [2/7 definitions] |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| Dutchman's-breeches |
an herb of eastern North America with finely divided leaves and yellow, pink, or whitish double-spurred flowers. |
| English horn |
a double-reed woodwind instrument that resembles the oboe but is larger and lower in pitch. |
| extra-base hit |
in baseball, a double, triple, or home run. |
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