double entendre an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
double entry bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
double standard a code applying more strictly to one group than to another
double indemnity a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death
double-hung window a window having two sashes that slide up and down
Ceiba pentandra massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
dipole antenna an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center
Mitella pentandra small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado
double feature two games instead of one
double tongue play fast notes on a wind instrument
doubleheader two games instead of one
double negative an affirmative constructed from two negatives
double-jointed having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers
double-tongued marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
double-bedded having a double bed
double-dealer a person who says one thing and does another
double-decker a vehicle carrying many passengers
plantain tree a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics
dependent a person who relies on another person for support
double agent a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries