Double vs. Twin

Doubleadjective

Made up of two matching or complementary elements.

Doubleadjective

Of twice the quantity.

Doubleadjective

Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.

Doubleadjective

Designed for two users.

Doubleadjective

Folded in two; composed of two layers.

Doubleadjective

Stooping; bent over.

Doubleadjective

Having two aspects; ambiguous.

Doubleadjective

False, deceitful, or hypocritical.

Doubleadjective

Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.

Doubleadjective

(music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

Doubleadjective

(music) Of time, twice as fast.

Doubleadverb

Twice over; twofold.

Doubleadverb

Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

Doublenoun

Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

Doublenoun

A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

Doublenoun

A drink with two portions of alcohol.

Doublenoun

A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.

Doublenoun

A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

Doublenoun

A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.

Doublenoun

(baseball) A two-base hit.

Doublenoun

(bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

Doublenoun

(billiards) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.

Doublenoun

A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.

Doublenoun

(darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

Doublenoun

(darts) A hit on this ring.

Doublenoun

(dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.

Doublenoun

A double-precision floating-point number.

Doublenoun

(soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.

Doublenoun

(rowing) A boat for two scullers.

Doublenoun

(sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.

Doublenoun

The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.

Doublenoun

(historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.

Doublenoun

A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.

Doublenoun

(music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.

Doublenoun

(Christianity) A double feast.

Doubleverb

(transitive) To multiply by two.

Doubleverb

(transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.

Doubleverb

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

Doubleverb

(intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

Doubleverb

(baseball) To get a two-base hit.

Doubleverb

(transitive) (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).

Doubleverb

(transitive) (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.

Doubleverb

(transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.

Doubleverb

(intransitive) (often followed by as) To play a second part or serve a second role.

Doubleverb

(intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.

Doubleverb

(nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).

Doubleverb

(music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.

Doubleverb

To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).

Doubleverb

(bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.

Doubleverb

To double down.

Doubleverb

To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.

Doubleverb

(intransitive) (followed by for) To act as substitute.

Doubleverb

(intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.

Doubleverb

(transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

Doubleverb

(military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

Doubleverb

To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.

Doubleadjective

Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc.

Doubleadjective

Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set together; coupled.

Doubleadjective

Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.

Doubleadjective

Having the petals in a flower considerably increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants have their blossoms naturally double.

Doubleadverb

Twice; doubly.

Doubleverb

To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; as, to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.

Doubleverb

To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to clinch, as the fist; - often followed by up; as, to double up a sheet of paper or cloth.

Doubleverb

To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

Doubleverb

To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to reverse the direction of motion.

Doubleverb

To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

Doubleverb

To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity, length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.

Doubleverb

To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the same ground, or in an opposite direction.

Doubleverb

To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.

Doubleverb

To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.

Doublenoun

Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length, value, and the like.

Doublenoun

Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.

Doublenoun

That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.

Doublenoun

A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a trick; a shift; an artifice.

Doublenoun

A person or thing that is the counterpart of another; a duplicate; copy; (Obs.) transcript; - now chiefly used of persons. Hence, a wraith.

Doublenoun

A player or singer who prepares to take the part of another player in his absence; a substitute; - used especially of a person who resembles an actor and takes the actor's place in scenes requiring special skills; as, a stunt double.

Doublenoun

Double beer; strong beer.

Doublenoun

A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is, said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only half being said, as in simple feasts.

Doublenoun

A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.

Doublenoun

An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.

Doublenoun

a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base;

Doublenoun

a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts;

Doublenoun

someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor);

Doublenoun

a quantity that is twice as great as another;

Doublenoun

raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2;

Doubleverb

increase twofold;

Doubleverb

hit a two-base hit

Doubleverb

bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain;

Doubleverb

do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions;

Doubleverb

bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)

Doubleverb

make or do or perform again;

Doubleadjective

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities;

Doubleadjective

consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs;

Doubleadjective

twice as great or many;

Doubleadjective

used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements;

Doubleadjective

used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

Doubleadjective

large enough for two;

Doubleadjective

having two meanings with intent to deceive;

Doubleadverb

downward and forward;

Doubleadverb

two together;

Doubleadverb

to double the degree;

Doubleadjective

consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things

Doubleadjective

having twice the usual size, quantity, or strength

Doubleadjective

designed to be used by two people

Doubleadjective

having two different roles or interpretations, especially in order to deceive or confuse

Doubleadjective

(of a letter or number) occurring twice in succession

Doubleadjective

(of a flower) having more than one circle of petals

Doubleadjective

(of a domino) having the same number of pips on each half.

Doubleadjective

lower in pitch by an octave.

Doubleadverb

at or to twice the amount or extent

Doublenoun

a thing which is twice as large as usual or is made up of two standard units or things

Doublenoun

a double measure of spirits

Doublenoun

a type of bet in which two selections are made, with any winnings from the first being transferred to the second.

Doublenoun

a call that will increase the penalty points won by the defenders if the declarer fails to make the contract.

Doublenoun

a hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two outer circles of a dartboard, scoring double

Doublenoun

a person who looks exactly like another

Doublenoun

a person who stands in for an actor in a film.

Doublenoun

an apparition of a living person

Doublenoun

(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition involving sides made up of two players

Doublenoun

a system of change-ringing using five bells, with two pairs changing places each time.

Doublenoun

a pair of victories in the same sport in two different competitions

Doublenoun

a home and away victory over the same team in one season or competition

Doublepronoun

a number or amount which is twice as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount

Doubleverb

become twice as much or as many

Doubleverb

make twice as much or as many of (something)

Doubleverb

amount to twice as much as

Doubleverb

move at twice the usual speed; run

Doubleverb

make a call increasing the value of the penalty points to be scored on an opponent's bid if it wins the auction and is not fulfilled

Doubleverb

fold or bend (paper, cloth, or other material) over on itself

Doubleverb

clench (a fist)

Doubleverb

pot (a ball) by making it rebound off a cushion.

Doubleverb

sail round (a headland)

Doubleverb

be used in or play another, different role

Doubleverb

(of an actor) play (two parts) in the same piece.

Doubleverb

play two or more musical instruments.

Doubleverb

add the same note in a higher or lower octave to (a note).

Twinnoun

Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

Twinnoun

Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.

Twinnoun

A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.

Twinnoun

(US) A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.

Twinnoun

(crystallography) A twin crystal.

Twinverb

To separate, divide.

Twinverb

To split, part; to go away, depart.

Twinverb

(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).

Twinverb

(intransitive) To be paired or suited.

Twinverb

(intransitive) To give birth to twins.

Twinverb

To be born at the same birth.

Twinadjective

double; dual; occurring as a matching pair

Twinadjective

forming a pair of twins.

Twinadjective

Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister.

Twinadjective

Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing in the relation of a twin to something else; - often followed by to or with.

Twinadjective

Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.

Twinadjective

Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.

Twinnoun

One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; - used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young.

Twinnoun

A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.

Twinnoun

A person or thing that closely resembles another.

Twinnoun

A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.

Twinverb

To bring forth twins.

Twinverb

To be born at the same birth.

Twinverb

To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way.

Twinverb

To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.

Twinverb

To depart from a place or thing.

Twinnoun

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

Twinnoun

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini

Twinnoun

a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho

Twinnoun

a duplicate copy

Twinverb

duplicate or match;

Twinverb

bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

Twinverb

grow as twins;

Twinverb

give birth to twins

Twinadjective

being two identical

Twinadjective

very similar

Twin

Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy. Twins can be either monozygotic ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic ('non-identical' or 'fraternal'), meaning that each twin develops from a separate egg and each egg is fertilized by its own sperm cell.