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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
/ ˈ²õɪŋɡə±ô /
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
- ˈ²õ¾±²Ô²µ±ô±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ç³Ü²¹î€È´¾±-²õ¾±²Ôg±ô±ð adjective
- ±ç³Ü²¹î€È´¾±-²õ¾±²Ôg±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±²Ôg±ô±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of single1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of single1
Idioms and Phrases
- each and every (every single)
Example Sentences
Police were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from a single stab wound to his neck.
"I'm thinking, you're risking your life every single day because of what you believe to be perceived as a good thing, as a cool thing," he says.
On 19 October, 1987 - also known as Black Monday - the US stock market lost 23% of its value in a single day, and other stock markets had similar falls.
GGB is clearly pitched at young single women, as evidenced by the "sizzle reels" advertising their live shows, which almost exclusively showcase female fans in their teens and early 20s.
Ten groups have been singled out - including Doctors Without Borders, the UN refugee agency, and Norwegian Refugee Council.
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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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