Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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double | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
substitute | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
double (noun) | substitute (noun) |
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a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another |
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) |
a quantity that is twice as great as another | an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced |
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) | |
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
double (adjective) | substitute (adjective) |
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used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis | artificial and inferior |
used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements | serving or used in place of another |
having two meanings with intent to deceive | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team |
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) | substitute (verb) |
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increase twofold | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items |
hit a two-base hit | be a substitute |
do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions | act as a substitute |
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) | substitute (adverb) |
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to double the degree | |
two together | |
downward and forward |