(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.
Example Sentences:
(1) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(2) Renal micropuncture and microdissection techniques with ultramicro fluid analysis have been applied to evaluate single nephron function in the skate, Raja erinacea.
(3) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
(4) Microionophoretically applied excitatory amino acids induced firing of extracellularly recorded single units in a tissue slice preparation of the mouse cochlear nucleus, and the similarly applied antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (2APV) was demonstrated to be a selective N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist.
(5) The coefficient of variation in the integrated area of a single peak is 16%.
(6) The diffusion of Myocamicin in the prostatic tissue of patients undergoing prostatectomy after a single oral dose of 600 mg has been studied.
(7) Infection with opportunistic organisms, either singly or in combination, is known to occur in immunocompromised patients.
(8) Radioligand binding studies revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity (Kd = 2-6 X 10(-10) M) binding sites for ET-1 in both cells, although the maximal binding capacity of cardiac receptor was about 6- to 12-fold greater than that of vascular receptor.
(9) Pituitary weight, mitotic index and chromosomes were studied in male rats following a single or repeated dose of estradiol-benzoate for a total period of 210 days.
(10) The manufacturers, British Aerospace describe it as a "single-seat, radar equipped, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft, providing comprehensive air defence and ground attack capability".
(11) Cop rats, however, possess a single 'suppressor' gene which confers complete resistance to mammary cancer.
(12) Comparison if single injections of MSB and atropine in normal subjects also demonstrated a more reliable dose-response relationship with MSB.
(13) Since interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) is useful as a single agent, it is important to determine if interferon can be combined with standard chemotherapy to improve both response and survival in patients with cancer.
(14) This suggests that Mg2+ accelerated both reactions from a single class of site.
(15) In crosses between inverted repeats, a single intrachromatid reciprocal exchange leads to inversion of the sequence between the crossover sites and recovery of both genes involved in the event.
(16) Median effect analysis was applied for the evaluation of in vitro effect by the growth inhibition, and the in vivo effect by comparison of the increase of life span (ILS) in a combined group with the sum of ILS's in 2 single agent groups.
(17) Certainly, Saunders did not land a single blow that threatened to stop his opponent, although he took quite a few himself that threatened his titles in the final few rounds.
(18) The results indicated that roughly 25% of patients treated in this way will become hypothyroid after 5 years and that 85% are cured (need no further therapy during the follow-up period) using a single dose of iodine-131.
(19) In the triploids, the 40 female chromosomes present (mouse, n = 20) were derived from a single diploid pronucleus formed after the extrusion of a first polar body, and following the monospermic fertilization of primary oocytes.
(20) Such an approach to investigations into subclinical mastitis is not feasible by means of either single- or double-parameter techniques.
Solitaire
Definition:
(n.) A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
(n.) A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone.
(n.) A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping," as in draughts.
(n.) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.
(n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Example Sentences:
(1) Since taking control of Solitaire we have made it our number one priority to make a fresh start with residents who felt they had been let down by Solitaire.
(2) The awkwardly named The Truth About OM Property Management (formerly Solitaire Property Management) & Peverel Group Companies, was set up in 2008 by a disgruntled Solitaire customer When he spoke to Guardian Money it was on the basis that we only publish his first name: Adam.
(3) It's increasingly easy now to find people who say "I'm not a gamer, I don't play computer games" but, when challenged, will admit that they play Angry Birds on their iPhone, or MafiaWars on Facebook, or solitaire on their PC during quiet times at work – if those aren't computer games, what are they?
(4) As she says “selling sustainability isn’t like selling a new brand of soap, it’s like persuading people to use soap in the first place.” Solitaire was named Ethical Entrepreneur of the Year 2008, is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce, Chair of the UK Green Energy Scheme, and is a London Leader for Sustainability.
(5) It is also important to note that Solitaire's entire senior operations team had been changed by early 2010.
(6) Money asked Peverel to justify the level of commission, and its spokeswoman told us it had been collecting the money on behalf of another company: "Solitaire Property Management Company passed this commission on to the landlord, Holding & Management (Solitaire) … Holding & Management (Solitaire) is not owned by or part of the Peverel Group."
(7) "We can confirm that Solitaire appealed the decision, as we believed it was wrong as a matter of law.
(8) It causes raised eyebrows when I explain this statistic includes entertainment which many people don't really think of as "games", such as casual or social games including Farmville and Solitaire.
(9) Peverel, which acquired Solitaire in mid-2008, lays the blame on practices that took place long before it managed the buildings.
(10) Given Solitaire's poor history, PPM implemented a £4m investment plan to improve services to residents, who were kept informed of changes.
(11) The ancient Greeks had Pythia, their Delphic Oracle; the Romans had their Vestal Virgins and, in Live and Let Die , Dr Kananga had his Solitaire.
(12) One of the first actions taken by PPM was to introduce a formal customer complaints procedure for Solitaire.
(13) The tribunal also ordered Solitaire (taken over by Peverel in 2008) to repay £67,000 that was missing from a long-term reserve fund for the buildings.
(14) Warren, who had her first hit in 1983 with Laura Branigan's Solitaire, doesn't do subtle.
(15) He tried ARMA, the Association of Residential Managing Agents, which told him to contact Solitaire's head of complaints.
(16) Initially, Holden tried to follow official complaint procedures with the property's manager, Solitaire Property Management.
(17) As we begin the final year of our improvement plan, we are confident former Solitaire customers are now seeing industry-leading standards of customer service, value for money and transparency.
(18) Solitaire is passionate (and occasionally argumentative) about the need to make sustainability desirable rather than doom-laden.
(19) Photograph: Solitaire Townsend Solitaire Townsend, CEO, Futerra Solitaire co-founded Futerra, Europe’s leading sustainable development communications agency, working with big brands, NGOs and government departments to make sustainable development so desirable it becomes normal.
(20) In a statement, it said: "Solitaire Property Management only became part of the Peverel Group in mid 2008.