doubles

English

Noun

doubles

  1. plural of double

Noun

doubles

  1. (sports, plural only) a game between pairs of players
    Seeing as we've got four people, let's play doubles.
  2. (campanology, plural only) bell changes rung on five bells
    A quarter peal of plain bob doubles was rung.
  3. A sandwich of Trinidad and Tobago, made with two bara (flat fried bread) filled with curried chickpeas.

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Verb

doubles

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of double
    The population doubles every ten minutes.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dubl/

Adjective

doubles

  1. plural of double

Noun

doubles m

  1. plural of double

Verb

doubles

  1. second-person singular present indicative of doubler
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of doubler
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