The difference between Double and Homer

When used as nouns, double means twice the number, amount, size, etc, whereas homer means a former hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230l or 6½bushels.

When used as verbs, double means to multiply by two, whereas homer means to hit a homer.

Double is also adverb with the meaning: twice over.

Double is also adjective with the meaning: made up of two matching or complementary elements.

check bellow for the other definitions of Double and Homer

  1. Double as an adjective:

    Made up of two matching or complementary elements.

    Examples:

    "The closet has double doors."

  2. Double as an adjective:

    Of twice the quantity.

    Examples:

    "Give me a double serving of mashed potatoes."

  3. Double as an adjective:

    Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.

    Examples:

    "He's my double cousin as my mother's sister married my father's brother."

  4. Double as an adjective:

    Designed for two users.

    Examples:

    "a double room"

  5. Double as an adjective:

    Folded in two; composed of two layers.

  6. Double as an adjective:

    Stooping; bent over.

  7. Double as an adjective:

    Having two aspects; ambiguous.

    Examples:

    "a double meaning"

  8. Double as an adjective:

    False, deceitful, or hypocritical.

    Examples:

    "a double life"

  9. Double as an adjective:

    Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.

  10. Double as an adjective (music):

    Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.

    Examples:

    "a double bass"

  11. Double as an adjective (music):

    Of time, twice as fast.

  1. Double as an adverb:

    Twice over; twofold.

  2. Double as an adverb:

    Two together; two at a time. (especially in see double)

  1. Double as a noun:

    Twice the number, amount, size, etc.

  2. Double as a noun:

    A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes

    Examples:

    "Saddam Hussein was rumored to have many doubles."

  3. Double as a noun:

    A drink with two portions of alcohol.

    Examples:

    "On second thought, make that a double."

  4. Double as a noun:

    A ghostly apparition of a living person; doppelgänger.

  5. Double as a noun:

    A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.

  6. Double as a noun:

    A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.

    Examples:

    "I have more than 200 stamps in my collection but they're not all unique: some are doubles."

    "Before printing the photos, Liam deleted the doubles."

  7. Double as a noun (baseball):

    A two-base hit.

    Examples:

    "The catcher hit a double to lead off the ninth."

  8. Double as a noun (bridge):

    A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.

  9. Double as a noun (billiards):

    A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.

  10. Double as a noun:

    A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.

  11. Double as a noun (darts):

    The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.

  12. Double as a noun (darts):

    A hit on this ring.

  13. Double as a noun (dominoes):

    A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.

  14. Double as a noun (computing, programming):

    A double-precision floating-point number.

    Examples:

    "The [[sine]] function returns a double."

  15. Double as a noun (soccer):

    Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.

  16. Double as a noun (rowing):

    A boat for two scullers.

  17. Double as a noun (sports):

    The feat of scoring twice in one game.

  18. Double as a noun (sports, chiefly, swimming and track):

    The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.

    Examples:

    "In 1996, Michael Johnson achieved a double by winning both the 200 and 400 meter dashes."

  19. Double as a noun (historical):

    A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.

  20. Double as a noun (historical, Guernsey):

    A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.

  21. Double as a noun (music):

    Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.

  22. Double as a noun (Christianity):

    A double feast.

  1. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To multiply by two.

    Examples:

    "The company doubled their earnings per share over last quarter."

  2. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To fold over so as to make two folds.

    Examples:

    "To make a pleat, double the material at the waist."

  3. Double as a verb:

    To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.

  4. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.

    Examples:

    "Our earnings have doubled in the last year."

  5. Double as a verb (baseball):

    To get a two-base hit.

    Examples:

    "The batter doubled into the corner."

  6. Double as a verb (transitive):

    (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).

  7. Double as a verb (transitive):

    (often followed by together or up) To join or couple.

  8. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To repeat exactly; copy.

  9. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    (often followed by as) To play a second part or serve a second role.

    Examples:

    "A spork is a kind of fork that doubles as a spoon."

  10. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn sharply, following a winding course.

  11. Double as a verb (nautical):

    To sail around (a headland or other point).

  12. Double as a verb (music):

    To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.

  13. Double as a verb (music, intransitive, usually followed by "[[on]]"):

    To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).

  14. Double as a verb (bridge):

    To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.

  15. Double as a verb (card games, intransitive):

    To double down.

  16. Double as a verb (billiards, snooker, pool):

    To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.

  17. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    (followed by for) To act as substitute.

  18. Double as a verb (intransitive):

    To go or march at twice the normal speed.

  19. Double as a verb (transitive):

    To multiply the strength or effect of by two.

    Examples:

    "Sorry, this store does not double coupons."

  20. Double as a verb (military):

    To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

  21. Double as a verb (radio, informal, of a station):

    To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.

    Examples:

    "Could you please repeat your last transmission? Another station was doubling with you."

  1. Homer as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230L or 6½bushels.

  2. Homer as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.

  1. Homer as a noun (baseball):

    A four-base hit; a home run

    Examples:

    "The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth."

  2. Homer as a noun:

    A homing pigeon

    Examples:

    "Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time."

  3. Homer as a noun (sports):

    A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.

    Examples:

    "Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league."

  1. Homer as a verb (baseball):

    To hit a homer; to hit a home run.

    Examples:

    "The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times."

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