doubles

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noun

A game between pairs of players.

“A quarter peal of plain bob doubles was rung.”

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Meanings

doubles1

noun
  1. pluralplural of double
noun
  1. pluralplural onlyhobbiesA game between pairs of players.

    Seeing as we've got four people, let's play doubles.

    1 more example

    The most famous female tennis player of all time, Navratilova powered through 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record nine Wimbledon singles victories, and 31 doubles titles.

    2011 March 8, Homa Khaleeli, “Martina Navratilova”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2017
  2. pluralplural onlycampanologyBell changes rung on five bells.

    A quarter peal of plain bob doubles was rung.

  3. A sandwich of Trinidad and Tobago, made with two bara (flat fried bread) filled with curried chickpeas.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of double

    The population doubles every ten minutes.

Doubles2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Double

Translations

Catalan dobles
  • doblesa game between pairs of players
Czech čtyřhra
  • čtyřhraa game between pairs of players
Finnish nelinpeli
  • nelinpelia game between pairs of players
Hungarian páros
  • párosa game between pairs of players
Irish cluiche dúbailte
  • cluiche dúbailtea game between pairs of players
Japanese ダブルス
  • ダブルス (daburusu)a game between pairs of players
Korean 복식
  • 복식 (boksik)a game between pairs of players
Māori tokowhā, pirirua
  • tokowhāa game between pairs of players
  • piriruaa game between pairs of players
  • takiruaa game between pairs of players
Polish debel
  • debela game between pairs of players

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bloused
Cite this entry
APA

doubles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubles

MLA

“doubles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubles. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doubles,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doubles.

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