- One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting
of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star. - Alone; having no companion. - Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman. - Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as,
a single thread; a single strand of a rope. - Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single
combat. - Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. - Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere. - Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
2 . Single
[ n.]
- A unit; one; as, to score a single. - The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to
give them firmness. - A handful of gleaned grain. - A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the
plural. - A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base
only.
3 . Single
[ v. i.]
- To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of
a horse. See Single-foot.
4 . Single
[ v. t.]
- To select, as an individual person or thing, from among
a number; to choose out from others; to separate. - To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. - To take alone, or one by one.
Meaning of 'single' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . single
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Example in sentence:
he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it;
they had lunch at one
2 . single
[ v]
Meaning (2): - hit a single
Example in sentence:
the batter singled to left field
3 . single
[ a]
Meaning (3): - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
Example in sentence:
a single lens;
a single serving;
a single survivor;
a single thickness;
had but a single thought which was to escape;
upon the hill stood a single tower
Meaning (4): - not married or related to the unmarried state
Example in sentence:
are you married or single?;
sex and the single girl;
single parenthood;
unmarried life;
unmarried men and women
Meaning (5): - being or characteristic of a single thing or person
Example in sentence:
individual drops of rain;
please mark the individual pages;
they went their individual ways
Meaning (6): - used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
Example in sentence:
single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals
7 . single
[ s]
Meaning (7): - characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Example in sentence:
a single bed;
an individual serving;
single occupancy
Meaning (8): - not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
Single Life Annuity A Single Life Annuity, also known as Straight Life Annuity or Life Annuity, is a form of pension that is designed to provide assured payouts to a single person for the rest of the years.
Single limit Single limit is the total amount of liability insurance that applies to the entire accident without a separate limit for each person. The total
Single-premium deferred annuity Single-premium deferred annuity is a retirement annuity that is purchased with a single premium with benefits to start at some future
Single-premium whole life insurance Single-premium whole life insurance is a whole life policy that provides lifetime protection with a single premium payment. Single-premium whole life insurance is a whole life policy that provides lifetime protection with a single premium payment.
Single-service manager Single-service manager is a service component commander who is assigned the responsibility and delegated the authority to coordinate and/or perform ...
Single port manager Single port manager refers to the transportation component, designated by the Department of Defense through the United States Transportation Command ...
Single manager for transportation Single manager for transportation— The United States Transportation Command is the Department of Defense single manager for transportation, other ...
Single-anchor leg mooring Single-anchor leg mooring refers to a mooring facility, dedicated to the offshore petroleum discharge system, which permits a tanker to remain on station ...
Single manager Single manager refers to a Military Department or agency, designated by the Secretary of Defense to be responsible for management of specified ...
Single-parent family Single-parent family is a family in which only one parent is present to care for the children.