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single
('s/I//N/g/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • being or characteristic of a single thing or person(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    individual
    Antonym:
    common
    source: wordnet30
  • used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals(adj.all)
    Example:
    Single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals.
    Antonym:
    double
    source: wordnet30
  • existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual(adj.all)
    Example:
    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.
    Antonym:
    multiple
    source: wordnet30
  • not married or related to the unmarried state(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sex and the single girl.
    Single parenthood.
    Are you married or single?.
    Synonym:
    unmarried
    Antonym:
    married
    source: wordnet30
  • One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    bingle
    source: wordnet30
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    1, ace, i, one, unity
    source: wordnet30
  • A unit; one; as, to score a single.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing(adj.all)
    Example:
    Single occupancy.
    A single bed.
    source: wordnet30
  • having uniform application(adj.all)
    Example:
    A single legal code for all.
    source: wordnet30
  • not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective(adj.all)
    Example:
    Judging a contest with a single eye.
    A single devotion to duty.
    Synonym:
    exclusive, undivided
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • hit a single(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The batter singled to left field.
    source: wordnet30
  • To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single- foot.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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