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English adjective: single | |||
| 1. | single being or characteristic of a single thing or person | ||
| Samples | Individual drops of rain. Please mark the individual pages. They went their individual ways. | ||
| Synonyms | individual | ||
| Similar | idiosyncratic, individualist, individualistic, man-to-man, one-on-one, respective, several, singular, various | ||
| See also | separate | ||
| Attribute | individualism, individuality, individuation | ||
| Antonyms | common | ||
| 2. | single used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals | ||
| Samples | Single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals. | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| Antonyms | double | ||
| 3. | single existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual | ||
| Samples | Upon the hill stood a single tower. Had but a single thought which was to escape. A single survivor. A single serving. A single lens. A single thickness. | ||
| Similar | azygos, azygous, lone, lonesome, one-man, one-member, one-person, one-woman, only, singular, sole, solitary, sui generis, unary, uninominal, unique | ||
| Antonyms | multiple | ||
| 4. | single not married or related to the unmarried state | ||
| Samples | Unmarried men and women. Unmarried life. Sex and the single girl. Single parenthood. Are you married or single?. | ||
| Synonyms | unmarried | ||
| Similar | divorced, mateless, unwed, unwedded, widowed | ||
| See also | unmated | ||
| Antonyms | married | ||
| 5. | single characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing | ||
| Samples | An individual serving. Single occupancy. A single bed. | ||
| Synonyms | individual | ||
| Similar | unshared | ||
| Antonyms | shared | ||
| 6. | single having uniform application | ||
| Samples | A single legal code for all. | ||
| Similar | uniform, unvarying | ||
| Antonyms | multiform | ||
| 7. | single not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective | ||
| Samples | Judging a contest with a single eye. A single devotion to duty. Undivided affection. Gained their exclusive attention. | ||
| Synonyms | exclusive, undivided | ||
| Similar | concentrated | ||
| Antonyms | distributed | ||
English noun: single | |||
| 1. | single (act) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base | ||
| Synonyms | bingle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | base hit, safety | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | line single, line-drive single | ||
| 2. | single (quantity) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number | ||
| Samples | He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it. They had lunch at one. | ||
| Synonyms | 1, ace, I, one, unity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | digit, figure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | monad, monas, singleton | ||
English verb: single | |||
| 1. | single (contact) hit a single | ||
| Samples | The batter singled to left field. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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