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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
/ 藞蝉瑟艐伞蓹濒 /
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
- 藞蝉颈苍驳濒别苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辩耻补顎却颈-蝉颈苍顎僩濒别 adjective
- 辩耻补顎却颈-蝉颈苍顎僩濒测 adverb
- 耻苍路蝉颈苍顎僩濒别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of single1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of single1
Idioms and Phrases
- each and every (every single)
Example Sentences
Cleveland 2, Taft 1: Joshua Pearlstein struck out 11 in seven innings and went four for four, including a walk-off single in the eighth inning.
鈥淲hile Smartmatic claims scores of lost contract opportunities, there is no evidence that Fox News鈥檚 coverage caused a single former, existing or potential customer to refuse to do business with Smartmatic,鈥 the court filing said.
Forward, ho, the Dodgers adding three runs in the third and four in the sixth with Mookie Betts driving in four on a single and a triple.
On Wednesday, Freeman homered, singled and drove in two runs.
His single 鈥淐arnival鈥 with Ty Dolla Sign topped the Hot 100 last year, and his LP 鈥淏ully鈥 was seen as somewhat of a return to his old musical form.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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