double entendre a word or phrase with two meanings, one of which is indecent
double standard a code applying more strictly to one group than to another
double entry bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it 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
dependent a person who relies on another person for support
double-hung window a window having two sashes that slide up and down
content satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
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
double feature two games instead of one
Mitella pentandra small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado
doubleheader two games played back-to-back
double tongue play fast notes on a wind instrument
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 blind a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
double agent a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries
double-decker a vehicle carrying many passengers
double bond a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms