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1.AdjectiveNot accompanied by anything else; one in number."Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?; The vase contained a single long-stemmed rose."
2.AdjectiveNot divided in parts."The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate."
3.AdjectiveDesigned for the use of only one."a single room"
4.AdjectivePerformed by one person, or one on each side."a single combat"
5.AdjectiveNot married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other."Forms 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".; Josh put down that he was a single male on the dating website."
6.AdjectiveHaving only one rank or row of petals.
7.AdjectiveSimple and honest; sincere, without deceit.
8.AdjectiveUncompounded; pure; unmixed.
9.AdjectiveSimple; foolish; weak; silly.
10.NounA 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
11.NounA popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track."The Offspring released four singles from their most recent album."
12.NounOne who is not married or does not have a romantic partner."He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there."
13.NounA score of one run."He refused to take a single as the ball was dropped by his opponent's best fielder."
14.NounA hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
15.NounA tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
16.NounA bill valued at $1."I don't have any singles, so you'll have to make change."
17.NounA one-way ticket.
18.NounA 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.
19.NounA game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
20.NounOne of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
21.NounA handful of gleaned grain.
22.NounA floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.
23.NounA shot of only one character.
24.NounA single cigarette.
25.NounSynonym of single-driver.
26.VerbTo get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base."Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention."
27.VerbTo thin out.
28.VerbTo take the irregular gait called singlefoot.
29.VerbTo sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
30.VerbTo take alone, or one by one; to single out.
31.VerbTo reduce (a railway) to single track.