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double
Adjective
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A double door, window, etc. includes two of the same kind.
We opened the double door to let the piano come in.
Call me at 519-double three double seven.
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A double accident, murder, etc. is two events that happen together or are somehow connected.
With the double wedding, Sunday was the busiest day of the year.
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If something is double, it is 100% bigger than something else.
The new computer was double the cost of the old one.
I'll have a double coffee.
Usually we see about seventy people a day, but yesterday it was double.
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A double thing is for two people.
They slept together in a double bed, while James slept in a single in the other room.
double
Verb
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If something doubles, it grows by 100%.
The price of gold has almost doubled in the last month from $407 to $792.
We need to double the number of people buying it.
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If something doubles as something else, it has both roles.
The kitchen doubles as our dining room.
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If something doubles up/over, it folds in half.
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If two people double up, they stay or work together.
double
Noun
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Somebody's double is another person who looks very similar to them.
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In baseball, a double is a hit that allows the runner to move to second base.
end
Verb
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To put a stop to something.
The movie ends after this scene.
end
Noun
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The last one of a group. Or, the last part of a thing, the place where it stops.
I tied a knot in the end of the rope.
bolt
Noun
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A kind of thick screw that is used with a nut and sometimes a washer.
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A a short heavy arrow used by a crossbow.
bolt
Verb
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If you bolt you run away suddenly.