ENGLISH: single - CREOLE: grenn



Overview of noun single



The noun single has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (7) single, bingle -- (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base)

2. one, 1, I, ace, single, unity -- (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one")



Overview of verb single



The verb single has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (6) single -- (hit a single; "the batter singled to left field")



Overview of adj single



The adj single has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (77) individual, single -- (being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways")

2. single -- (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")

3. single -- (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")

4. unmarried, single -- (not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?")

5. individual, separate, single -- (characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed")

6. single -- (having uniform application; "a single legal code for all")

7. single, undivided, exclusive -- (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"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention")

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