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  • double-entendre — [dub΄əl än tän′ drə; do͞o΄blôn tôn′drə] n. 〚Fr (now obs.), double meaning〛 1. a term with two meanings, esp. when one of them has a risqué or indecorous connotation 2. the use of such a term or terms; ambiguity * * * dou·ble en·ten·dre (dŭb əl än …   Universalium

  • double — /ˈdʌbəl / (say dubuhl) adjective 1. twice as great, heavy, strong, etc.: double pay. 2. twofold in form, size, amount, extent, etc.; of extra size or weight: a double blanket. 3. composed of two like parts or members; paired: a double cherry. 4.… …  

  • double — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of two identical parts. 2 twice as much or many (double the amount; double the number; double thickness). 3 having twice the usual size, quantity,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Double (association football) — This article is about The Double in football. For other uses, see Double. The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country s top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season. It can also mean… …   Wikipedia

  • double — doub|le1 W2S1 [ˈdʌbəl] adj [usually before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of two parts)¦ 2¦(two different uses)¦ 3¦(twice as big)¦ 4¦(for two people)¦ 5¦(two letters/numbers)¦ 6¦(flower)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin duplus, from duo …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double entendre — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [DUB ul on TON druh] a word or statement having two meanings, a risque ambiguity. The comedian couldn t be as frank as he wanted, so he used a lot of double entendres. SYN.: ambiguity, double… …   English dictionary for students

  • double possessive — noun : a syntactic construction in English consisting of the preposition of followed by a noun in the possessive case (as of Bill s in a friend of Bill s) or by a possessive pronoun (as of mine in this brain of mine) and having the same meaning… …   Useful english dictionary

  • double negative — noun Date: 1827 a now nonstandard syntactic construction containing two negatives and having a negative meaning < “I didn t hear nothing” is a double negative > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Double-barreled shotgun — Double barrel redirects here. For the song by Dave and Ansell Collins, see Double Barrel. A view of the break action of a typical side by side double barrelled shotgun, with the Anson Deeley boxlock action open and the extractor visible. The… …   Wikipedia

  • cross double fitch'e — Forked Forked, a. 1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. [1913 Webster] A serpent seen, with forked tongue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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