(n) the act of discovering something

(n) a productive insight

(n) something that is discovered

(n) (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

(v) be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

(n) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

(n) raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"

(n) a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"

(n) someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"

(n) a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"

(v) increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"

(v) hit a two-base hit

(v) do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

(v) make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

(v) bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"

(v) bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)

(s) having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"

(s) large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"

(a) used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis

(s) twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"

(s) consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a me

(s) having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederic

(a) used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"

(r) to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"

(r) two together; "some people sleep better double"

(r) downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"

(n) an arid region with little or no vegetation

(v) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

(v) desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

(s) located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"

(n) something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"

(n) a visual representation of something

(n) an electronic device that represents information in visual form

(n) something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"

(n) exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"

(n) behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"

(v) to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

(v) make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"

(v) attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

(n) sort or variety; "every description of book was there"

(n) a statement that represents something in words

(n) the act of describing something

(n) an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"

(n) an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"

(n) absence of light or illumination

(n) absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"

(n) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

(s) not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"

(s) having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples"

(s) brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"

(a) devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "the theater is dark on Mondays"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"

(s) causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

(a) (used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"

(s) marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

(s) lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"

(s) stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the sc

(s) showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper

(s) secret; "keep it dark"; "the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East"