doubling with a computer took no time at all. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one. ,double doors; a double sink. ,a double room. ,a double interpretation. ,a double blanket. ,double petunias; double hollyhocks. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : This dress is the double of that. He is the double of his cousin. ,He needed a double in the tenth frame to win. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The baby doubled its weight in a year. ,Double the edge over before sewing. ,He doubled his fists. ,Income doubled expenditure. ,to double Cape Horn. ,The players were doubled for the tournament. ,He doubled me into game. ,He doubled him to third. ,He doubled in the winning run. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : My money doubled in three years. ,to double over with pain. ,He doubled back by another road and surprised us. ,She doubles as producer and director. ,The saxophonist doubles on drums. From Dictionary.com.
Adverb : There are only a few beds, so some of the children will have to sleep double for the night. From Dictionary.com.
He devotes a chapter to the "surge", what he calls a doubling down on his original bet, increasing the number of US troops in Iraq in 2007. From Wordnik.com. [Bush memoir: 'We got things wrong in Iraq, but the cause is eternally right'] Reference
Every position she had had at the State has resulted in doubling of staff. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: "Queen Of Pork"] Reference
Cunningham says, "Using the word doubling convention, I named the technology WikiWikiWeb.". From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
They played differently, defensively in doubling outside and singling up on the inside receivers. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The move from the singular to the universal is partly effected by a certain doubling of the subject to begin with. From Wordnik.com. [Subjecticity (On Kant and the Texture of Romanticism)] Reference
Machinery sales, which account for about two-thirds of its revenue, are seen nearly doubling from a year ago, according to Goldman Sachs. From Wordnik.com. [Caterpillar Mines a Modern-Day Gold Rush] Reference
They seem obsessed with the notion of doubling down in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Rothenberg: Double Down] Reference
As I recall doubling a fans speed can take about 4 times more power to run it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The so called doubling and tripling down on what they believed to be safebets. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Dividing Financial Institutions into Utilities and Casinos?] Reference
That is called doubling oneself; and this gallant blood doubles itself to some purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals] Reference
"Another,"'aeherim, may refer to the idea of doubling as well as to the idea of "different.". From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
Everything he says is smart, but this is what he said -- "That ` s called doubling your trouble.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2008] Reference
Loyal Bond Papers readers will recall the idea of doubling the public debt being raised in January. From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs News Feed] Reference
I normally don't like the idea of doubling down, but if there ever were a time to do it, this is it. From Wordnik.com. [Investopedia.com Headlines] Reference
I believe I should have seen the idea of doubling on the e-file, and came very close to, but didn't quite. From Wordnik.com. [The Chess Mind] Reference
Your “better” graphic shows the change as roughly a doubling, which is not even close to the actual case. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Bush Record: More Poverty, More Uninsured] Reference
I finally hit upon the idea of doubling these yarns (one of each color) and it is so lovely - just what I wanted!. From Wordnik.com. [Green apples - a knitting blog] Reference
The two actors are still getting used to the idea of doubling their roles, which is a new experience for both of them. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Over the whole of their original frames, tough planking called doubling was placed, varying from three to six inches in thickness. From Wordnik.com. [Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51] Reference
Man has long learnt to make use of this law of metamorphosis in the plant for what is called doubling the flower of a certain species. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
I really apologize for this "doubling" of comments. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Weighs In On Lipstick-Gate, Doesn't Attack Palin] Reference
However, "doubling" does not indicate an explosion of public blogging. From Wordnik.com. [Business Moves to Web 2.0 | Impact Lab] Reference
A recent "doubling" of the NIH budget put it almost on a GDP par with the mid 1970s. From Wordnik.com. [Dawkins' Appendix] Reference
Just below that, they mention that the supposed "doubling" wouldn't come until 2025. From Wordnik.com. [Double?] Reference
To an English base are added foreign terms and syntax, such as doubling for emphasis. From Wordnik.com. [Interpreting the Evolution of English] Reference
CTV and the Globe and Mail are reporting that the Liberals are "doubling" their commitment to a national child care plan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference
The second dermal layer is harder to ID because there's this kind of doubling of the ridges, but at least we have something. From Wordnik.com. [Step on a Crack]
Us rabbits were taught some techniques for exposing cougars, such as doubling back, entering buildings and watching for who stops, etc. From Wordnik.com. [ME RABBIT, YOU COUGAR] Reference
Bush's so-called "doubling" of AIDS funding actually reflects only a tiny increase that's hardly worthy of the world's wealthiest nation. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Kavanagh: Bush On AIDS: Smoke and Mirrors, and Broken Promises] Reference
This gives a kind of doubling effect at the octave but not exactly. From Wordnik.com. [NewMusicBox] Reference
Obsession is only a special case of psychic disintegration, a kind of doubling of consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Essai sur l'imagination créatrice. English] Reference
I think I've outplayed these numbers talk about the kind of doubling of the production for that. From Wordnik.com. [pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator] Reference
When that kind of doubling almost happens it is unlikely that one can get now Rs 40-45 in a hurry. From Wordnik.com. [Moneycontrol Top Headlines] Reference
The word has always struck me as distasteful and destructive; a kind of doubling down on one's misfortune. From Wordnik.com. [Knowledge is Power] Reference
The "doubling" will turn that into something decent, and the 10 percent will deal with the final polishing and details. From Wordnik.com. [The Gadgeteer] Reference
That means the room you choose can't be used for both business and personal purposes, such as doubling as a guest bedroom. From Wordnik.com. [Entrepreneur.com: Latest Articles] Reference
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