single: meaning and definitions

Not accompanied by another or others; solitary.

Consisting of one part, aspect, or section: a single thickness; a single serving.

Having the same application for all; uniform: a single moral code for all.

Consisting of one in number: She had but a single thought, which was to escape.

Not divided; unbroken: a single slab of ice.

Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift.

Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat.

Honest; undisguised: a single adoration.

Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye.

Designed to accommodate one person: a single bed.

Unmarried.

Lacking a partner: a single parent.

Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life.

Of or relating to celibacy.

Botany Having only one rank or row of petals: a single flower.

One that is separate and individual.

An accommodation for one person, as in a hotel.

An unmarried person.

Unmarried persons considered as a group: a bar for singles.

A one-dollar bill.

A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side.

A song on one of these sides.

A song, often from a full-length album or compact disk, that is released for airplay.

Baseball A hit by which a batter reaches first base safely; a one-base hit.

Sports A hit for one run in cricket.