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single
1. adjective /ˈsɪŋɡl/
a) Not accompanied by anything else.

Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?

b) Not divided in parts.

The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.

Syn: lone, sole, unbroken, undivided, uniform, unmarried
Ant: divorced, married, widowed
See Also: singular, singularity, singularly
2. noun /ˈsɪŋɡl/
a) A 45rpm vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.

He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there.

b) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually has at least one extra track.

I dont have any singles, so youll have to make change.

Ant: album, married
3. verb /ˈsɪŋɡl/
a) To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.

Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.

b) To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.

Evonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.


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