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single
[ sing-guhl ]
adjective
- only one in number; one only; unique; sole:
a single example.
Synonyms: ,
- of, relating to, or suitable for one person only:
a single room.
- solitary or sole; lone:
He was the single survivor.
Synonyms:
- unmarried or not in a romantic relationship:
a single man.
Synonyms:
- pertaining to the unmarried state:
the single life.
- of or noting a parent who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- of one against one, as combat or fight.
- consisting of only one part, element, or member:
a single lens.
- sincere and undivided:
single devotion.
- separate, particular, or distinct; individual:
Every single one of you must do your best. It's the single most important thing.
- uniform; applicable to all:
a single safety code for all manufacturers.
- (of a bed or bedclothes) twin-size.
- (of a flower) having only one set of petals.
- British. of standard strength or body, as ale, beer, etc. Compare double ( def ).
- (of the eye) seeing rightly.
verb (used with object)
- to pick or choose (one) from others (usually followed by out ):
to single out a fact for special mention.
Synonyms:
- Baseball.
- to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a one-base hit.
- to cause (a run) to be scored by a one-base hit (often followed by in or home ).
verb (used without object)
- Baseball. to hit a single.
noun
- one person or thing; a single one.
Synonyms:
- an accommodation suitable for one person only, as a hotel room or a table at a restaurant:
to reserve a single.
- a ticket for a single seat at a theater.
- British.
- a one-way ticket.
- a steam locomotive having one driving wheel on each side.
- singles, people who are unmarried or not in a romantic relationship, especially if relatively young:
It's not uncommon for singles to feel lonely on Valentine Day.
- Baseball. Also called one-base hit. a base hit that enables a batter to reach first base safely.
- singles, (used with a singular verb) a match with one player on each side, as a tennis match.
- Golf. twosome ( def 4 ).
- Cricket. a hit for which one run is scored.
- Informal. a one-dollar bill.
- Music.
- a phonograph record, CD, or cassette usually having two songs:
I probably won't buy the single.
- one of the songs recorded on a single:
a hit single.
- a song released or promoted separately from the rest of the album to which it belongs:
A viral video put that single back on the charts.
- Often singles. Textiles.
- reeled or spun silk that may or may not be thrown.
- a one-ply yarn of any fiber that has been drawn and twisted.
single
/ ˈɪŋɡə /
adjective
- existing alone; solitary
upon the hill stood a single tower
- distinct from other things; unique or individual
- composed of one part
- designed for one user
a single bed
a single room
- also postpositive unmarried
- connected with the condition of being unmarried
he led a single life
- (esp of combat) involving two individuals; one against one
- sufficient for one person or thing only
a single portion of food
- even one
there wasn't a single person on the beach
- (of a flower) having only one set or whorl of petals
- determined; single-minded
a single devotion to duty
- (of the eye) seeing correctly
to consider something with a single eye
- rare.honest or sincere; genuine
- archaic.(of ale, beer, etc) mild in strength
noun
- something forming one individual unit
- an unmarried person
- a gramophone record, CD, or cassette with a short recording, usually of pop music, on it
- golf a game between two players
- cricket a hit from which one run is scored
- a pound note
- a dollar note
- See single ticket
verb
- trusually foll byout to select from a group of people or things; distinguish by separation
he singled him out for special mention
- tr to thin out (seedlings)
- short for single-foot
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲȴ-g adjective
- ܲȴ-g adverb
- ܲ·g adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of single1
Word History and Origins
Origin of single1
Idioms and Phrases
- each and every (every single)
Example Sentences
Eubank has missed the weight by the smallest of margins, the weight of a single AA battery, which makes little change to the competitive element of this fight.
And I have to prove every single step.
A single rat has forced the closure of a school in Aberdeenshire for a week.
"It's shocking that not a single water executive faced a fine, let alone a prison sentence, despite widespread law-breaking," he told the BBC's Today programme.
And military recruitment, perhaps Hegseth’s single most important Day 1 priority, has already greatly benefited.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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