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| 1. | [ adjective ] existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual | |
| Examples: | "upon the hill stood a single tower" "had but a single thought which was to escape" "a single survivor" "a single serving" "a single lens" "a single thickness" |
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| Related terms: | multiple one lone one singular sui_generis unary uninominal one-man one-member one-man azygous | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (baseball) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base | |
| Related terms: | base_hit line-drive_single | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (baseball) hit a one-base hit, in baseball | |
| Related terms: | hit baseball | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] having uniform application | |
| Examples: | "a single legal code for all" |
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| Related terms: | uniform | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] involved two individuals | |
| Examples: | "single combat" |
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| Related terms: | individual | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] individual and distinct | |
| Synonyms: | separate | |
| Examples: | "pegged down each separate branch to the earth" "a gift for every single child" |
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| Related terms: | individual | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] not married or related to the unmarried state" "unmarried men and women" | |
| Synonyms: | unmarried | |
| Examples: | "unmarried life" "sex and the single girl" "single parenthood" "are you married or single?" |
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| Related terms: | married widowed divorced unwed mateless unmated | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing | |
| Synonyms: | individual separate | |
| Examples: | "an individual serving" "separate rooms" "single occupancy" "a single bed" |
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| Related terms: | unshared | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective | |
| Synonyms: | exclusive undivided | |
| Examples: | "judging a contest with a single eye" "a single devotion to duty" "undivided affection" "gained their exclusive attention" |
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| Related terms: | concentrated | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] (botany; of flowers) having usually only one row or whorl of petals | |
| Examples: | "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals" |
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| Related terms: | double botany | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number | |
| Synonyms: | one 1 ace unity I | |
| Examples: | "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it" "they had lunch at one" |
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| Related terms: | digit singleton monad | |
| Similar spelling: |
Singley singlet singles Singler singleton singly Swingle shingle Sinkler shingles shingler singular singultus Singelton singalong shingly |
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