Definition of SINGLE

single

Meanings

Plural: singles

Noun

  • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
  • A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
  • One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
  • A score of one run.
  • A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
  • A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
  • A bill valued at $1.
  • A one-way ticket.
  • A 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.
  • A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.
  • One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
  • A handful of gleaned grain.
  • A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.
  • A shot of only one character.
  • A single cigarette.
  • Synonym of single-driver.

Verb

  • hit a single
    • "the batter singled to left field"
  • To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.
  • To thin out.
  • To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.
  • To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
  • To take alone, or one by one; to single out.
  • To reduce (a railway) to single track.

Adjective

  • being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • not married or related to the unmarried state
    • "sex and the single girl"
    • "single parenthood"
    • "are you married or single?"

Adjective Satellite

  • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
    • "single occupancy"
    • "a single bed"
  • having uniform application
    • "a single legal code for all"
  • 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"

Adj

  • Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
  • Not divided in parts.
  • Designed for the use of only one.
  • Performed by one person, or one on each side.
  • Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
  • Having only one rank or row of petals.
  • Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.
  • Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
  • Simple; foolish; weak; silly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Akin to Latin simplex (“simple”). See simple, and compare singular.

Scrabble Score: 7

single is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
single is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
single is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

single is a valid Words With Friends word