Double and Further

Double

Double verb - To make twice as great or as many.

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Further and double are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Further" instead the word "Double" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: doubled, doublet, doubling, doubly

Further verb - To help the growth or development of.

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Double and further are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Double" instead the word "Further" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: furthered, furthering

double gain

further gain

In Sonic Adventure, this is taken a step further with the homing attack, a very useful double jump that lets Sonic lock-on and attack the nearest enemy.

Source: Double Jump
Similarly, if you click/double-click something on a computer and nothing happens, you'll be sorely tempted to do it again, even though this may just slow the action down further.

Source: Pressure Sensitive Interface
It is further revealed that the Pentadrian gods are actually the Circlian gods in disguise, making this a double example.

Source: Literature / The Age of the Five

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