Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dou·ble-quick — /ˈdʌbəlˌkwık/ adj, always used before a noun chiefly Brit informal : extra fast or quick They ve been working in double quick time [=they ve been working very quickly] to finish the project. double quick adv We have to get this done double quick … Useful english dictionary
dou|ble-time — double time, 1. a rate of marching in the United States Army in which 180 paces, each of 36 inches, are taken in a minute; double quick. 2. double the usual rate of pay, for example for working overtime. dou|ble time «DUHB uhl TYM», verb, timed,… … Useful english dictionary
double-quick — dou•ble quick adj., adv. [[t]ˈdʌb əlˈkwɪk[/t]] n., v. [[t]ˈdʌb əlˌkwɪk[/t]] adj. 1) very quick or rapid 2) very quickly or rapidly 3) a very quick marching pace; double time 4) to double time • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
Double-quick — Dou ble quick , n. Double quick time, step, or march. [1913 Webster] Note: Double quick time requires 165 steps, each 33 inches in length, to be taken in one minute. The number of steps may be increased up to 180 per minute. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double-quick — Dou ble quick , a. (Mil.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double quick step or march. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double-quick — Dou ble quick , v. i. & t. (Mil.) To move, or cause to move, in double quick time. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acnodes — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crunodes — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double — Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Double base — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
