doubles

1. 1
   noununcountableplural

   A match where two players on each side play against another pair.

   Like a board game played in pairs instead of by one person against another.

   They won the doubles at the local tennis club this weekend.

   She would rather play doubles than face an opponent alone.

   Oppositesingles

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of double. Use this when talking about more than one double.

   The actor used two doubles for the most dangerous scenes.

   She ordered two doubles at the bar after the long shift.

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3. 3
   verb

   The form of double used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She doubles the recipe whenever guests come over for dinner.

   The town's population doubles every summer when tourists arrive.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A Trinidad and Tobago sandwich of two flat fried breads filled with curried chickpeas.

   We grabbed doubles from a street vendor on the way to work, the chickpeas still hot.

   Dad learned to fry the bread and make doubles at home after our trip to Trinidad.

5. 5
   noununcountableplural

   A way of ringing church bells that uses five bells in a changing order.

   Like playing five notes in a set order that keeps shifting around.

   The ringers practiced doubles every Sunday evening in the tower.

   He learned to ring doubles on the five bells at the village church.

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