Single

Definition:

  • (a.) One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
  • (a.) Alone; having no companion.
  • (a.) Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
  • (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
  • (a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat.
  • (a.) Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
  • (a.) Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
  • (a.) Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
  • (v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.
  • (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
  • (v. t.) To take alone, or one by one.
  • (v. i.) To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot.
  • (n.) A unit; one; as, to score a single.
  • (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
  • (n.) A handful of gleaned grain.
  • (n.) A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural.
  • (n.) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only.

Compare single with other words:

ingle vs. single

single vs. swingle

gingle vs. single

bingle vs. single

shingle vs. single

singe vs. single

single vs. tingle

dingle vs. single

lingle vs. single

mingle vs. single

jingle vs. single

single vs. singled

cingle vs. single

pingle vs. single

marry vs. single

single vs. solitaire

null vs. single

single vs. uninucleated

incomposite vs. single

single vs. undouble

monophyllous vs. single

onefold vs. single

single vs. uniserial

hypodiastole vs. single

monogenetic vs. single

loverless vs. single

scorch vs. single

single vs. swoon

single vs. spinster

single vs. widower

lonely vs. single

example vs. single

detached vs. single

myself vs. single

single vs. solitary

oneself vs. single

exclusive vs. single

single vs. unique

single vs. solo

single vs. solely

only vs. single

branchless vs. single

single vs. throwaway

onetime vs. single

single vs. unified

monomaniac vs. single

centerfold vs. single

respective vs. single

expendable vs. single

dinger vs. single

homer vs. single

rotation vs. single

single vs. vibration

defile vs. single

single vs. widow

monogenesis vs. single

bungalow vs. single

monody vs. single

single vs. tyranny

single vs. twin

cutter vs. single

narwhal vs. single

monatomic vs. single

aromatic vs. single

several vs. single

single vs. unborn

simply vs. single

matchless vs. single

equivocation vs. single

benzene vs. single

orphan vs. single

single vs. united

azygous vs. single

celibate vs. single

duplex vs. single

fix vs. single

gait vs. single

irregular vs. single

group vs. single

out vs. single

identify vs. single

select vs. single

cricket vs. single

album vs. single

glean vs. single

grain vs. single

handful vs. single

silk vs. single

filament vs. single

single vs. tennis

reeled vs. single

rouge vs. single

bill vs. single

pip vs. single

single vs. tile

base vs. single

batter vs. single

baseball vs. single

hit vs. single

run vs. single

single vs. track

score vs. single

extra vs. single

nominal vs. single

release vs. single

popular vs. single

single vs. song

side vs. single

single vs. vinyl

record vs. single

single vs. singularly

single vs. singly

single vs. singleton

single vs. singlet

single vs. singlestick

single vs. singleness

single vs. singledom

single vs. widowed

divorced vs. single

single vs. uniform

single vs. undivided

single vs. unbroken

single vs. sole

lone vs. single

sincere vs. single

honest vs. single

petal vs. single

dating vs. single

content vs. single

divide vs. single

accompanied vs. single

alone vs. single

buck vs. single

single vs. unmarried

married vs. single

individual vs. single

platinum vs. single

cycle vs. single

single vs. singularity

simple vs. single

breath vs. single

double vs. single

single vs. singular

monotheism vs. single

one vs. single

odd vs. single