dual: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with D · ends with L
Meaning of dual
adj
- not-comparable
Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
Example: a dual-motor vehicle
- not-comparable
Pertaining to two, pertaining to a pair of.
Example: dual engine failure
- not-comparable
Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.
Example: Modern Arabic displays a dual number, as did Homeric Greek.
- not-comparable
Exhibiting duality.
Source: Wiktionary — dual.
noun
Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.
Example: The octahedron is the dual of the cube. The icosahedron is the dual of the dodecahedron.
The dual number.
Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.
Listed forms: duals.
Source: Wiktionary — dual.
verb
- transitive
To convert from single to dual; specifically, to convert a single-carriageway road to a dual carriageway.
Listed forms: duals, dualing, dualling, dualed, dualled.
Source: Wiktionary — dual.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dual.
adjective
consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
adjective
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dual in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dual
D(2) + U(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of dual
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from dual
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dual. Showing up to 24, longest first.