Term: doubling: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: saber: a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: nystatin: an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: evergreen: a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: contest: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: afghan monetary unit: monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: physostigma: African woody vines: calabar beans
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: reggae: popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: tier: one of two or more layers one atop another
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: circumflex humeral artery: an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles
Broader: raise: increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | Unrelated: whipper-in: huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds