single: meaning and definitions
EnglishType a word
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.
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.
Unmarried persons considered as a group: a bar for singles.
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.