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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of double form-of, plural
2. 2
   a game between pairs of players plural, plural-only

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

3. 3
   tennis played with two players on each side wordnet
4. 4
   bell changes rung on five bells plural, plural-only

   "A quarter peal of plain bob doubles was rung."

5. 5
   badminton played with two players on each side wordnet

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6. 6
   A sandwich of Trinidad and Tobago, made with two bara (flat fried bread) filled with curried chickpeas.

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of double form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

   "The population doubles every ten minutes."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Double form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

boutcontestdecathlondouble headerdouble-headerevent

Example

More examples

"I teamed up with Brendon for the doubles tournament."

Related phrases

American doublesAustralian doublesCanadian doublesdoubles netmixed doublestrinidad and tobago

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