sin·gle (sĭng'gəl) adj. Not accompanied by another or others; solitary. Consisting of one part, aspect, or section: a single thickness; a single serving. Having the same application for all; uniform: a single moral code for all. Consisting of one in number: She had but a single thought, which was to escape. Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift. Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat. Honest; undisguised: a single adoration. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye. Unmarried. Lacking a partner: a single parent. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life. Of or relating to celibacy.
Not divided; unbroken: a single slab of ice. Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift. Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat. Honest; undisguised: a single adoration. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye. Unmarried. Lacking a partner: a single parent. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life. Of or relating to celibacy.
Honest; undisguised: a single adoration. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye. Unmarried. Lacking a partner: a single parent. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life. Of or relating to celibacy.
Designed to accommodate one person: a single bed. Unmarried. Lacking a partner: a single parent. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life. Of or relating to celibacy.
Botany Having only one rank or row of petals: a single flower. n. One that is separate and individual. An accommodation for one person, as in a hotel. An unmarried person. singles Unmarried persons considered as a group: a bar for singles. A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side. A song on one of these sides. A song, often from a full-length album or compact disk, that is released for airplay. A hit for one run in cricket. A golf match between two players. A tennis or badminton match between two players. Often used in the plural. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating.
A one-dollar bill. A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side. A song on one of these sides. A song, often from a full-length album or compact disk, that is released for airplay. A hit for one run in cricket. A golf match between two players. A tennis or badminton match between two players. Often used in the plural. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating.
Baseball A hit by which a batter reaches first base safely; a one-base hit. Sports A hit for one run in cricket. A golf match between two players. A tennis or badminton match between two players. Often used in the plural. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating.
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sin·gled, sin·gling, sin·gles
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To choose or distinguish from others. Often used with out: We singled her out from the list of applicants. Baseball To cause (a base runner) to score or advance by making a one-base hit: singled him to second. To cause the scoring of (a run) by a one-base hit.
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intr. Baseball To make a single.
[Middle English sengle, from Old French, from Latin singulus; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] sin'gle·ness n. |