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double-ended

dou·ble-end·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-en-did]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhb-uh l-en-did]
    • /ˈdʌb əl ˈend/

Definitions of double-ended word

  • adjective double-ended having the two ends alike. 1
  • adjective double-ended Nautical. operating equally well with either end as the bow, as a ferryboat. noting a vessel having a stern curved or pointed so as to resemble or suggest a bow. 1
  • adjective double-ended noting any of various vehicles, as certain streetcars, designed to be operated with either end serving as the front. 1
  • verb double-ended simple past tense and past participle of double-end. 0
  • adjective double-ended Having two ends. 0
  • adjective double-ended (rail transport, of a train) to have a locomotive at each end. 0

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Origin of double-ended

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Double-ended

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

double-ended popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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