Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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treble | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
double | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
treble (noun) | double (noun) |
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the pitch range of the highest female voice | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base |
raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 | |
a quantity that is twice as great as another | |
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) | |
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
treble (adjective) | double (adjective) |
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having or denoting a high range | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
three times as great or many | used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements |
having three units or components or elements | having two meanings with intent to deceive |
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities | 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 |
treble (verb) | double (verb) |
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increase threefold | increase twofold |
sing treble | 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) |
treble (adverb) | double (adverb) |
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to double the degree | |
two together | |
downward and forward |