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Double FaultnounMWE(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the pointverified
Double FeaturenounMWEtwo games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)verified
Double FlatnounMWEa musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitonesverified
Double IndemnitynounMWEa clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental deathverified
Double JeopardynounMWEthe prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been triedverified
Double KnitnounMWEa knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitchesverified
Double Leg CirclenounMWEa gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommelsverified
Double ReednounMWEa pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwindsverified
Double Replacement ReactionnounMWEa chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compoundverified
Double ReversenounMWE(American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverseverified
Double SaltnounMWEa solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallizationverified
Double SharpnounMWEa musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitonesverified
Double StandardnounMWEan ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to anotherverified
Double Standard of Sexual BehaviornounMWEa code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)verified
Double StarnounMWEa system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitationverified
Double-Blind ExperimentnounMWEan experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experimentverified
Double-Blind ProcedurenounMWEan experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experimentverified
Double-Blind StudynounMWEan experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experimentverified
Double-Breasted JacketnounMWEa jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttonsverified
Double-Entry BookkeepingnounMWEa style of accounting where a bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to anotherverified
Double-Propeller PlanenounMWEa propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)verified
Double-Reed InstrumentnounMWEa woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate togetherverified
Doubly Transitive VerbnounMWEa transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect objectverified
Doubly Transitive Verb FormnounMWEa transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect objectverified
Doubting ThomasnounMWEsomeone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)verified
Douglas FirnounMWEtall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needlesverified
Douglas HemlocknounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverified
Douglas PinenounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverified
Douglas SprucenounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverified
Dowager's HumpnounMWEabnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapseverified
Dowel PinnounMWEa fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them togetherverified
Down QuarknounMWEa stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electronverified
Downy BirchnounMWEEuropean birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branchesverified
Downy BromenounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy BromegrassnounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy CheatnounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy ChessnounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy Ground CherrynounMWEdecorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike huskverified
Downy HawnounMWEAmerican red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairsverified
Downy ManzanitanounMWEerect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when youngverified
Downy MildewnounMWEany of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melonsverified
Downy PoplarnounMWENorth American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and woodverified
Downy WoodpeckernounMWEsmall North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small billverified
Downy Yellow VioletnounMWEviolet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veinsverified
Dowsing RodnounMWEforked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oilverified
Doxepin HydrochloridenounMWEa tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)verified
Drag CoefficientnounMWEthe ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the bodyverified