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single in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
    "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
    one  1  I  ace  single  unity 
  2. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
    single  bingle 
adjective
  1. not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
    "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"
    single  undivided  exclusive 
  2. being or characteristic of a single thing or person
    "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
    individual  single 
  3. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
    "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
    individual  single 
  4. not married or related to the unmarried state
    "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"
    unmarried  single 
  5. used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
    "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"
    single 
  6. existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
    "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"
    single 
  7. having uniform application
    "a single legal code for all"
    single 
verb
  1. hit a single
    "the batter singled to left field"
    single 
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