Doublet vs. Hose

Doubletnoun

A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.

Doubletnoun

(linguistics) One of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root but having different phonological forms (e.g., toucher and toquer in French or shade and shadow in English).

Doubletnoun

(literature) In textual criticism, two different narrative accounts of the same actual event.

Doubletnoun

(lapidary) An imitation gem made of two pieces of glass or crystal with a layer of color between them.

Doubletnoun

A word or phrase set a second time by mistake.

Doubletnoun

(quantum mechanics) A quantum state of a system with a spin of ½, such that there are two allowed values of the spin component, −½ and +½.

Doubletnoun

(computing) A word (or rather, a halfword) consisting of two bytes.

Doubletnoun

(botany) A very small flowering plant, Dimeresia howellii.

Doubletnoun

A word ladder puzzle.

Doubletnoun

An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct.

Doubletnoun

Either of two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost.

Doubletnoun

(uncountable) A game somewhat like backgammon.

Doubletnoun

(radio) Dipole antenna.

Doubletnoun

A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.

Doubletnoun

Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.

Doubletnoun

A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time.

Doubletnoun

A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century.

Doubletnoun

A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone.

Doubletnoun

An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct.

Doubletnoun

Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.

Doubletnoun

A game somewhat like backgammon.

Doubletnoun

One of two or more words in the same language derived by different courses from the same original from; as, crypt and grot are doublets; also, guard and ward; yard and garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc.

Doubletnoun

a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

Hosenoun

(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

Hosenoun

(uncountable) A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights.

Hosenoun

(obsolete) Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.

Hoseverb

(transitive) To water or spray with a hose.

Hoseverb

(transitive) To deliver using a hose.

Hoseverb

(transitive) To provide with hose garment

Hoseverb

(transitive) To attack and kill somebody, usually using a firearm.

Hoseverb

(transitive) To trick or deceive.

Hoseverb

To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.

Hoseverb

To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.

Hosenoun

Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn, reaching to the knee.

Hosenoun

Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a stocking or stockings.

Hosenoun

A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.

Hosenoun

socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery)

Hosenoun

man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet

Hosenoun

a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

Hoseverb

water with a hose;

Hosenoun

a flexible tube conveying water, used chiefly for watering plants and in firefighting

Hosenoun

stockings, socks, and tights (especially in commercial use)

Hosenoun

breeches

Hoseverb

water or spray with a hose

Hose

A hose is a flexible hollow tube designed to carry fluids from one location to another. Hoses are also sometimes called pipes (the word pipe usually refers to a rigid tube, whereas a hose is usually a flexible one), or more generally tubing.