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| sin·gle [ síng g'l ] |
adjective |
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1. one: only or even one
  in the space of a single day
didn't get a single reply
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2. considered individually: considered separately as something distinct or unique
Every single piece must be accurately measured.
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3. without spouse or partner: unmarried or unattached, or characteristic of this state
decided to give up the single life and get married
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4. for one person: suitable or designed for one person
a single bed
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5. consisting of one thing: consisting of one part, element, or quality
single malt whiskey
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6. between only two people: taking place as a contest or competition between two persons only, one to each side
single combat
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7. forming one undivided unit: forming a whole and left undivided or unbroken
carved the sculpture from a single block of ice
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8. uniform: sole and the same for all
a single tax rate
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9. botany with one petal row: describes a flower that has only one whorl or row of petals
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noun (plural sin·gles) |
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1. accommodation for one: a room, cabin, or bed for one person
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2. recording of one song: a recording of one individual song released for sale on its own, or of one featured song together with another less publicized one
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3. baseball hit: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach first base
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4. U.S. one dollar: a one-dollar bill
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5. two-player golf match: a match between two golfers
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6. U.K. outward-bound ticket: a ticket that covers the outward-bound part of a journey to a destination but not the return
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sin·gled, present participle sin·gling, 3rd person present singular sin·gles) |
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hit baseball single: in baseball, to hit a single, or advance a runner by hitting a single
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin singulus< simplus "simple"] |
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| sin·gle·ness noun |
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