1. doubles - Noun
2. doubles - Verb
tennis played with two players on each side
badminton played with two players on each side
Source: WordNetThe meaning of true friendship is that it doubles joy and divides suffering in half. Joseph Addison
Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation. Samuel Richardson
Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night. Woody Allen
Justifying a fault doubles it. French Proverb
Friendship doubles joy and halves grief. Egyptian Proverb
Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. English Proverb