single has definitions from the fields of baseball,mathematics,botany
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[ adjective ] existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

A two run homer by Norm_Siebern and a solo_blast by Bill_Tuttle tied the game , and single runs in the eighth and ninth gave the Athletics their fifth victory in eight starts .

If the Orioles are to break their losing_streak within the next two days , it will have to be at_the_expense_of the American_League champion New_York Yankees , who come in here tomorrow for a night_game and a single test Sunday afternoon .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Last year , when he worked_out at halfback all season , he did n't get_into a single game .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Turk_Lown was tagged with the loss , his second against no victories , while Ray_Moore won his second game against a single loss .

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

The last exercise of Roland_Claude 's prescribed program for Henri is a single exercise , done in individual sets with a_bit longer pause between sets .

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[ noun ] (baseball) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Rookie southpaw George_Stepanovich relieved Hyde at_the_start of the ninth and gave_up the A 's fifth tally on a walk to second_baseman Dick_Howser , a wild_pitch , and Frank_Cipriani 's single under Shortstop Jerry_Adair 's glove into center .

The Orioles got a run in the first inning when Breeding , along with Robinson , the two Birds who got a pair of hits , doubled to right center , moved to third on Russ_Snyder 's single to right and crossed on Kunkel 's wild_pitch into the dirt in_front of the plate .

Jim_Gentile bounced a hard shot off Kunkel 's glove and beat it out for a single , and when Lumpe grabbed the ball and threw it over first_baseman Throneberry 's head Brandt took third and Gentile second on the error .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Lemon was on with his fourth single of the game , a liner to center .

The White_Sox had taken a 5 - 4 lead in the top of the sixth on a pair of pop_fly hits - a triple by Roy_Sievers and single by Camilo_Carreon - a walk and a sacrifice_fly .

Related terms

base_hit line-drive_single

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[ verb ] (baseball) hit a one-base hit, in baseball

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Then Heywood_Sullivan , Kansas_City catcher , singled up the middle and Throneberry was across with what proved to be the winning run .

Jackie_Brandt singled deep into the hole at short to start the rally .

Carey singled on a slow bouncing ball to short which Robinson cut_across to field and threw wide to first .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

After Al_Paschal grounded_out , Jay_Cooke walked and Jim_McDaniel singled home McAuliffe .

The Bears added two more in the fifth when McAuliffe dropped a double into the leftfield corner , Paschal doubled down the rightfield line and Cooke singled off Phil_Shartzer 's glove .

Related terms

hit baseball

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[ adjective ] having uniform application

Examples

"a single legal code for all"

Related terms

uniform

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[ adjective ] involved two individuals

Examples

"single combat"

Related terms

individual

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[ adjective ] individual and distinct

Synonyms

separate

Examples

"pegged down each separate branch to the earth" "a gift for every single child"

Related terms

individual

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[ adjective ] not married or related to the unmarried state" "unmarried men and women"

Synonyms

unmarried

Examples

"unmarried life" "sex and the single girl" "single parenthood" "are you married or single?"

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[ adjective ] characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing

Synonyms

individual separate

Examples

"an individual serving" "separate rooms" "single occupancy" "a single bed"

Related terms

unshared

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[ adjective ] not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

Synonyms

exclusive undivided

Examples

"judging a contest with a single eye" "a single devotion to duty" "undivided affection" "gained their exclusive attention"

Related terms

concentrated

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[ adjective ] (botany; of flowers) having usually only one row or whorl of petals

Examples

"single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"

Related terms

double botany

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[ noun ] (mathematics) the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

Synonyms

one 1 ace unity I

Examples

"he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it" "they had lunch at one"

Related terms

digit singleton monad

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