Main entry: double
Definition: used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
Usage: double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical
Antonyms: single
Definition: used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
Main entry: bivalent, double
Definition: used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Antonyms: multivalent
Definition: used of the association of three or more homologous chromosomes during the first division of meiosis
Antonyms: univalent
Definition: used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis
Main entry: double
Definition: large enough for two
Usage: a double bed; a double room
Definition: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Antonyms: small
Definition: on a small scale
Main entry: double, doubled, two-fold, twofold
Definition: twice as great or many
Usage: ate a double portion; the dose is doubled; a twofold increase
Antonyms: single
Definition: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
Main entry: double, dual, duple
Definition: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
Usage: 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
Antonyms: single
Definition: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
Main entry: dual, double, treble, two-fold, twofold, three-fold, threefold
Definition: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Usage: 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
Antonyms: single
Definition: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
Main entry: double, forked
Definition: having two meanings with intent to deceive
Usage: a sly double meaning; spoke with forked tongue
Antonyms: unambiguous
Definition: having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
Antonyms: unambiguous, unequivocal, univocal
Definition: admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion