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double: The noun double has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser -- (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield") 2. double, stunt man, stunt woman -- (a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable") 3. double, image, look-alike -- (someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother") 4. double -- (a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18") 5. doubling, double -- (raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff") The verb double has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (12) double, duplicate -- (increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years") 2. (2) double -- (hit a two-base hit) 3. (1) double over, double, double up -- (bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently") 4. (1) double -- (do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary") 5. double -- (bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)) 6. duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate -- (make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick") The adj double has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold -- (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) 2. (5) double, dual, duple -- (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") 3. (4) double, doubled, twofold, two-fold -- (twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase") 4. double -- (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") 5. bivalent, double -- (used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis) 6. double -- (large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room") 7. double, forked -- (having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue") The adv double has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. double -- (downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain") 2. double -- (two together; "some people sleep better double") 3. doubly, double, twice -- (to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright") reed: The noun reed has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. reed -- (tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites) 2. Reed, John Reed -- (United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920)) 3. Reed, Walter Reed -- (United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902)) 4. reed, vibrating reed -- (a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece") 5. beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed -- (a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed) |
double reed International Double Reed Society Worldwide organization of double reed (oboe and bassoon family) players, instrument manufacturers and enthusiasts. Includes stolen instrument registry, conference and competition information, archived IDRS email list server posts, and listings of their publications and journals. http://idrs.colorado.edu/ British Double Reed Society Membership details, publications, contact information, and links. http://www.bdrs.org.uk Charles Double Reed Company More than 600 products for double reed players including cane, handmade reeds, instruments, and repair services. http://www.charlesmusic.com University of Kentucky Home Page Located in Lexington. The state's only comprehensive, land-grant research university. http://www.uky.edu/ |
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