Noun
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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"
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a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
Verb
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hit a single
"the batter singled to left field"
Adjective
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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"
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having uniform application
"a single legal code for all"
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characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
"an individual serving"
"single occupancy"
"a single bed"
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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?"
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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"
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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"
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being or characteristic of a single thing or person
"individual drops of rain"
"please mark the individual pages"
"they went their individual ways"