Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Doubles? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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Badminton played with two players on each side |
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Tennis played with two players on each side |
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Increase twofold The population doubled within 50 years |
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Hit a two-base hit |
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Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain He doubled and vomited violently |
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Do double duty Serve two purposes or have two functions She doubles as his wife and secretary |
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Bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit) |
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Make or do or perform again He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick |
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Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities A double (or dual) role for an actor The office of a clergyman is twofold Public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson Every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
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Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs An egg with a double yolk A double (binary) star Double doors Dual controls for pilot and copilot Duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure |
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Twice as great or many Ate a double portion The dose is doubled A twofold increase |
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Used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements Double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical |
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Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
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Large enough for two A double bed A double room |
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Having two meanings with intent to deceive A sly double meaning Spoke with forked tongue |
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Downward and forward He was bent double with pain |
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Two together Some people sleep better double |
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To double the degree She was doubly rewarded His eyes were double bright |