Word: Single
How to pronounce: sɪŋgl
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Only one; not one of several.
Example sentences: "A single red rose"
2. Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship.
Example sentences: "A single mother"
3. Consisting of one part.
Example sentences: "The studio was a single large room"
4. Free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous.
Example sentences: "A pure and single heart"
Noun
Definitions:
1. An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.
Example sentences: "The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates in singles rather than multiples."
2. A hit that allows the batter to reach first base safely.
Example sentences: "The next batter hits a line-drive single to right past an outstretched second baseman."
3. (especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams.
Example sentences: "The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.
Example sentences: "One newspaper was singled out for criticism"
2. Hit a single.
Example sentences: "Aaron singled to center"
Synonyms:
uniform
lonely
unmarried
lonesome
lone
unwed
unattached
unaccompanied
individual
separate
discrete
sole
unity
one
the same
solitary
solo
alone
unitary
undivided
unbroken
distinguish
identify
free
select
take
Antonyms:
double
dual
multiple
variety
married
numerous
in marriage
Derivations:
singly
singleness
singled
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Single in Other Languages...
Spanish: Solo
German: Einzigen
French: Seul
Italian: Singolo
Turkish: Bir
