single
1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
bingle
• Hypernyms:
base hit, safety
• Hyponyms:
line-drive single, line single
2. 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
• Syn:
one, 1, I, ace, unity
• Hypernyms:
digit, figure
• Hyponyms:
monad, monas, singleton
hit a single (Freq. 6)
- the batter singled to left field
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person (Freq. 74)
- individual drops of rain
- please mark the individual pages
- they went their individual ways
• Syn:
individual
• Ant:
common (for: individual)
• Similar to:
idiosyncratic, individualist, individualistic, one-on-one, man-to-man,
respective, several, various, singular
• See Also:
separate
• Derivationally related forms:
individuality (for: individual)
• Attrubites:
individuality, individualism, individuation
2. 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
• Ant:
double
• Topics:
botany, phytology
3. 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
• Ant:
multiple
• Similar to:
azygous, azygos, one-man, one-person, one-woman,
lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary, singular,
unique, sui generis, unary, uninominal, one-member
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?
• Syn:
unmarried
• Ant:
married (for: unmarried)
• Similar to:
divorced, mateless, unwed, unwedded, widowed
• See Also:
unmated
5. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
- an individual serving
- single occupancy
- a single bed
• Syn:
individual
• Similar to:
unshared
6. having uniform application
- a single legal code for all
• Similar to:
uniform, unvarying
7. 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
• Syn:
undivided, exclusive
• Similar to:
concentrated
• Derivationally related forms:
singleness
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