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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DOUBLESP</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="doubleshift"> double shift,<DL COMPACT><DD> two groups or shifts of persons at work in a factory, school, or other institution or business, one following the other. Ex. It is already overcrowded and must operate on a double shift ... to accommodate all 1,280 children (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="doubleshift"> double-shift, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> operating on a double shift. Ex. double-shift classes at school. </DL> <A NAME="doublespace"> double-space, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -spaced, -spacing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to leave a blank space between every line in typing. Ex. to double-space a letter. </DL> <A NAME="doublespeak"> doublespeak, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> speaking falsely; speaking to deceive. Ex. Before it had learned caution and the art of doublespeak, the American Communist Party advocated the violent overthrow of democratic institutions (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="doublespread"> double spread,<DL COMPACT><DD> an illustration or advertisement spread across two adjoining pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper. Ex. These magnificent double spreads are scattered throughout all three volumes (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="doublestandard"> double standard,<DL COMPACT><DD> a standard applied more leniently to one group than to another, especially the stricter moral behavior demanded of women than of men. Ex. He maintains a double standard throughout his diary, using one set of values for his side and another for the enemy (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="doublestar"> double star,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. two stars so close together that they look like one to the naked eye. Ex. Since double stars are so plentiful in the Galaxy, it is clear that they are no casual and trivial phenomenon (W. H. Marshall). <DD> 2. =binary star. </DL> <A NAME="doublesteal"> double steal,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Baseball.) the stealing of or the attempt to steal two bases by two runners on the same play, usually with one runner starting out before the other. </DL> <A NAME="doublestem"> double stem,<DL COMPACT><DD> a skiing movement in which the toes of the skis are brought together and the rear ends are pushed outward, thus slowing down the skier's speed. </DL> <A NAME="doublestop"> double-stop, noun, verb, -stopped, -stopping.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the stopping of two strings (of a violin, cello, or other bowed string instrument) at the same time. <DD>v.i. to stop two strings of an instrument at the same time. </DL> <A NAME="doublesummertime"> double summer time,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) time that is two hours ahead of Greenwich Time, or one hour ahead of daylight-saving time. </DL> <A NAME="doublet"> doublet, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves. Men in Europe wore doublets from the 1400's to the 1600's. <DD> 2. a pair of two similar or equal things; couple. <DD> 3. one of a pair. <DD> 4. one of two or more different words in a language derived from the same original source but coming by different routes. (Example:) 1) aptitude and attitude. Aptitude came into English as a direct borrowing from Late Latin aptitudo, aptitudinis. However this Latin word was taken into Italian in the form attitudine, which was later further changed to attitude in French, from which it came into English. 2) fragile and frail. Fragile came into English as a direct borrowing from the Latin fragilis. However, the word fragilis changed to frele (or fraile) in French, from which it came into English in the form frail. <DD> 5. an imitation gem made of two pieces of glass or crystal with a layer of color between them. <DD> 6. (Printing, U.S.) a word or phrase set a second time by mistake. expr. doublets, two dice thrown that show the same number on each side facing up. </DL> <A NAME="doubletackle"> double tackle,<DL COMPACT><DD> a system of ropes and blocks in which each block contains two grooved wheels. </DL> <A NAME="doubletake"> double-take, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an unthinking acceptance of a remark or situation followed by a second, delayed response displaying a surprised, sudden understanding, often used as a comic device by actors. </DL> <A NAME="doubletalk"> doubletalk, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. speech that is purposely meaningless, but seems meaningful because normal words and intonations are mixed in. <DD> 2. evasive, ambiguous, or deceitful talk. Ex. political doubletalk. <DD>v.i. to speak in doubletalk. Ex. Powerful newspapers still cower, leading churchmen still doubletalk (Newsweek). <DD>v.t. to use doubletalk on. Ex. He'd go back in there day after day and doubletalk those people wonderfully (Time). noun doubletalker. </DL> <A NAME="doubleteam"> double-team, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Sports.) <DD> 1. to assign two players to guard or block (an opponent). <DD> 2. to join together to guard or block (an opponent). Ex. to double-team a tall center in basketball. </DL> <A NAME="doubleted"> doubleted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> wearing a doublet. </DL> <A NAME="doubleten"> Double Ten,<DL COMPACT><DD> the national holiday of Taiwan (Nationalist China), celebrated on October 10, the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese republic in 1911. Its name refers to the date, which is the 10th day of the 10th month. </DL> <A NAME="doublethink"> doublethink or double-think, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the ability to hold and accept two contradictory points of view at the same time. Ex. By a strange exercise of doublethink, he seems to have felt simultaneously fulfilled and frustrated when his play became a hit (New Yorker). <DD>v.i. to engage in doublethink. <DD>v.t. to manage or maneuver by doublethink. Ex. I suppose your Leftwing intellectuals will be able to double-think their way around that! (Manchester Guardian Weekly). noun double-thinker. </DL> <A NAME="doubletime"> double time,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a rate of marching in the United States Army in which 180 paces, each of 36 inches, are taken in a minute; double-quick. <DD> 2. double the usual rate of pay, for example for working overtime. </DL> <A NAME="doubletime"> double-time, verb, -timed, -timing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to march at double time. <DD>v.t. to order to march at double time. </DL> <A NAME="doubleton"> doubleton, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Bridge.) an original holding of only two cards in a given suit. </DL> <A NAME="doubletongue"> double-tongue, intransitive verb, -tongued, -tonguing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to vibrate the tongue very fast against the teeth and the hard palate in playing staccato passages on the trumpet, flute, or other wind instrument. </DL> <A NAME="doubletongued"> double-tongued, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> speaking inconsistently; deceitful in speech. </DL> <A NAME="doubletooth"> double-tooth, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a composite herb with prickly, seedlike fruit; bur marigold. </DL> <A NAME="doubletouch"> double touch,<DL COMPACT><DD> an adjustment of the keyboard action of an organ by which different effects are produced when the keys are depressed partially or wholly. </DL> <A NAME="doubletree"> doubletree, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the crossbar on a carriage, wagon, plow, or other horse-drawn vehicle or machinery. When two horses are used, the singletrees of their harnesses are attached to this crossbar. </DL> <A NAME="doublets"> doublets, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under doublet. </DL> <A NAME="doublevision"> double vision,<DL COMPACT><DD> a disorder of the eyes in which objects are seen double; diplopia. </DL> <A NAME="doublewide"> doublewide, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mobile home formed of two trailers fastened together side-by-side. Ex. The industry expects doublewides to capture 50% of the market in three years (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="doublewingformation"> double wing formation,<DL COMPACT><DD> an offensive formation in football with two wing backs. </DL> <A NAME="doubling"> doubling, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of a person or thing that doubles. <DD> 2. the second distillation of wine. <DD> 3. something that is doubled or folded over; fold. <DD> 4. an addition that makes double, such as the lining of a cloak. </DL> <A NAME="doubloon"> doubloon, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Spanish gold coin widely used in Spanish America until the 1800's, and equal to four pistoles. </DL> <A NAME="doublure"> doublure, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an ornamental lining, usually of leather or silk, on the inside of a book cover. </DL> <A NAME="doubly"> doubly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. in a double manner, amount, or degree; twice as; twice. Ex. Doubly careful means twice as careful. <DD> 2. two at a time. <DD> 3. (Archaic.) deceitfully. </DL> <A NAME="doubt"> doubt, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to not believe or trust; not be sure of; feel uncertain about. Ex. The captain doubted whether the leaking ship would reach land. I doubt that he wrote the letter. (SYN) mistrust, question. <DD> 2. (Archaic.) to be afraid of; fear. <DD>v.i. to be uncertain or undecided. Ex. O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? (Matthew 14:31). <DD>noun 1. difficulty in believing; lack of trust or confidence; uncertainty. Ex. Faith casts out doubt. <DD> 2. a feeling of uncertainty; uncertain state of mind. Ex. We were in doubt as to the right road. <DD> 3. an uncertain condition of affairs. Ex. The ship's fate is still in doubt. In such a case, the defendant is entitled to the benefit of the doubt. <DD> 4. (Obsolete.) fear; apprehension. expr. beyond doubt, surely; certainly. Ex. He is beyond doubt the smartest boy in the class. expr. no doubt, <DD> a. certainly; surely. Ex. No doubt we will win in the end. <DD> b. probably. Ex. No doubt you're right, but others don't agree. expr. without doubt, surely; certainly. Ex. You can accept his decision without doubt. noun doubter. </DL> <A HREF="doubtabl.dic">NEXT</A>