Double and Telescope

Double

Double verb - To lay one part over or against another part of.

Usage example: double the wet cloth and place it on the victim's forehead

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Telescope and double are semantically related In some cases you can use "Telescope" instead a verb "Double".

Nearby Words: doubled, doublet, doubling, doubly

Telescope verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

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Double and telescope are semantically related in lay in creases topic. Sometimes you can use "Double" instead a verb "Telescope".

original	original double	original telescope
big	big double	big telescope
huge	huge double	huge telescope
magical	magical double	magical telescope
Other adjectives: biggest, stolen.

It is an amateur astronomer who first notices the approaching comet, but his first reaction is to ask a professional astronomer with a much more powerful telescope to double-check this unknown light in the sky (another amateur mistakes it for the star Megrez).

Source: Oblivious Astronomers

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