double vs clone

clone vs double

double and clone both are nouns.

double is an adjective but clone is not an adjective.

double and clone both are verbs.

double is an adverb but clone is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
double	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
clone	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, clone is a hyponym of double; that is, clone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than double:

double: someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
clone: a person who is almost identical to another

Other hyponyms of double include dead ringer, ringer.

double (noun)	clone (noun)
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base	an unauthorized copy or imitation
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2	a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
a quantity that is twice as great as another	a person who is almost identical to another
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

double (adjective)	clone (adjective)
used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
having two meanings with intent to deceive
large enough for two
twice as great or many
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

double (verb)	clone (verb)
increase twofold	make multiple identical copies of
hit a two-base hit
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
make or do or perform again
bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
make a demand for (a card or suit)

double (adverb)	clone (adverb)
to double the degree
two together
downward and forward

Difference between double and clone

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