single

/หˆsษชล‹ษกษ™l/

IPA: /S IH1 NG G AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.

    ant:album
  2. 2

    A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.

    โ€œThe Offspring released four singles from their most recent album.โ€

  3. 3

    One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.

    โ€œHe went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there.โ€

  4. 4

    A score of one run.

  5. 5

    A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.

  6. 6

    A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.

  7. 7

    A bill valued at $1.

    โ€œI don't have any singles, so you'll have to make change.โ€

  8. 8

    A one-way ticket.

  9. 9

    A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone. Officially known in the rules as a rouge.

  10. 10

    (chiefly in the plural) A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.

  11. 11

    One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.

  12. 12

    A handful of gleaned grain.

  13. 13

    A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.

Antonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.

    โ€œEddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.โ€

  2. 2

    To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.

    โ€œPedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.โ€

  3. 3

    To thin out.

  4. 4

    (of a horse) To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.

  5. 5

    To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.

  6. 6

    To take alone, or one by one.

adjective
  1. 1

    Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.

    โ€œCan you give me a single reason not to leave right now?โ€

  2. 2

    Not divided in parts.

    โ€œThe potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.โ€

  3. 3

    Designed for the use of only one.

    โ€œa single roomโ€

  4. 4

    Performed by one person, or one on each side.

    โ€œa single combatโ€

  5. 5

    Not married or (in modern times) not involved in a romantic relationship without being married or not dating anyone exclusively.

    โ€œForms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single".โ€

  6. 6

    Having only one rank or row of petals.

  7. 7

    Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.

  8. 8

    Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.

  9. 9

    Simple; foolish; weak; silly.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/single