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double grab
double-handed grab
double-header
double helix
double-hulled
double-hung
double indemnity
double jeopardy
double-jointed
double knit
double knitting
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double-jointed
dou·ble-joint·ed


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unusually flexible: describes a joint or limb that has unusual flexibility and can bend in the direction opposite to the usual one
2. somebody with unusually flexible joints: describes somebody with double-jointed joints or limbs

dou·ble-joint·ed·ness noun
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