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Double DippingnounMWEtwo incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)verified
Double DribblenounMWEan illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)verified
Double DutchnounMWEthe difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turnersverified
Double EntrynounMWEa style of accounting where a bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to anotherverified
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-Propnouna propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)verified
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
Doubleheadernountwo games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day)verified
Doublernounan electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signalverified
Doubletonnoun(bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a playerverified
Doubletreenouna crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreastverified
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
Doulanounan assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classesverified
Douroucoulinounnocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick furverified
Dovenounsomeone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relationsverified
Dowager's HumpnounMWEabnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapseverified
Dowelnouna fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them togetherverified
Dowel PinnounMWEa fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them togetherverified