sin·gle /ˈsɪŋgəl/
1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
2. 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"
synset: one, 1, I, ace, single, unity
1. hit a single; "the batter singled to left field"
synset: single
1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
synset: individual, single
2. 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"
synset: single
3. 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"
synset: single
4. 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. characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
synset: individual, single
6. having uniform application; "a single legal code for all"
synset: single
7. 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"
synset: single, undivided, exclusive
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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