Entry Word: double

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined <an egg with a double yolk>

Synonyms binary, bipartite, dual, duplex, twin

Related Words mated, paired

Antonyms single

2 being twice as great or as many <after it was ranked the best in the country, the college had double the usual number of applicants>

Synonyms twofold