What does Single Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Definition as Verb
  • hit a single
Definition as Adjective
  • used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
  • existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
  • having uniform application
  • being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
  • not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective
  • not married or related to the unmarried state

Examples

  • "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"
  • "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"
  • "a single legal code for all"
  • "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
  • "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
  • "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"
  • "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"
  • "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
  • "the batter singled to left field"

Part of Speech

Adjective, Noun, Verb