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single

single

976 1.0
Applying to only one group or system
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
translation icon : único
  • Can you bring yourself back to that single point of focus?
  • the single most
  • single-minded
  • a single approach

Can you bring yourself back to that single point of focus?

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Examples

  • My whole being is concentrated in that single point of contact: hand on hand.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You want to use a single shot approach.

  • You can only have a single path to those points.

  • But let me say this, every single thing matters.

  • Did you listen... to a single thing that I said?

  • As a principal, the success of my students is the single most important thing to me.

    Academic text (2015)
  • That single defining moment when everything changed.

  • Once students are lined up, walk in a single file line to the nearest drinking fountain.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I'm soaking in every single word as you speak.

  • You need to maintain a single focus on your goals to achieve success.

Synonyms

undivided
vssingle
20 4.6

Complete attention given to one person

can also mean being uniform or not shared rather than just attention
single-minded
vssingle
15 4.4

Giving all your time and energy to one goal

is more neutral meaning simply focused or uniform without strong determination

Antonyms

3.0

Split into groups that do not agree

4.2

Spread out across a wide area

Idioms

Something happens on every occasion without exception

Compounds

57 2.7

A mother who raises her children without a partner

19 2.8

A line of people or things where one is behind another

11 3.3

One object that is whole and not made from other parts

9 3.4

A very popular song released on its own that reaches the top of music charts

5 1.0

A bed for one person to sleep in

Typed or printed text that has no blank space between lines

One person does something without help from other people

A fight between two people to settle a dispute, often on a battlefield

1 4.3

A road that only lets one vehicle pass at a time in both directions

A jacket or coat that fastens with one row of buttons and has a small front overlap

An uninterrupted time spent doing something like reading or eating

single tax
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A system where people pay only one government charge, usually on land value

1 6.6

A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base

A joke or remark that has only one clear meaning

single prop
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A small plane with one propeller that people use for short flights

single-channel
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Sound that plays through one speaker, not left and right

A small pine tree from California that has single needles and cones with edible seeds

line single
  • Jargon
6.1

A hard straight hit that lets the batter reach first base

A house that stands alone and is not attached to other houses

2.7

A light cream with about 18% fat used in cooking and coffee

4.4

A basic hand stitch made by pulling yarn through one loop at a time

single entry
  • Specialized
6.7

A simple bookkeeping method that records only one side of each transaction

A punctuation mark like an apostrophe used to show speech or a quote inside another quote

single shell
  • Jargon
7.2

A narrow boat for one person who rows

single stitch
  • Specialized
5.7

A simple crochet action that pulls a loop through two loops on the hook

A small change in a gene where one DNA letter is different

single stitch
  • Specialized
3.7

A single thread used to close a cut in the skin after injury or surgery

An extra charge for a person staying alone in a hotel room or cabin

A jacket that closes with one row of buttons and has no front overlap

6.1

A simple way for small businesses to record each money transaction once

single-foot
  • Specialized
9.9

A smooth, fast way a horse moves with four separate foot beats

A gun that has only one barrel for bullets or shot

3.5

A room with one or more single beds for one person each

A jacket with one row of buttons and a front that overlaps slightly

single-furrow plow
  • Specialized
8.6

A farming tool with one blade that cuts one furrow

single-leaf pine
  • Specialized
8.1

A pine tree with one needle in each cluster that makes edible seeds

single-leaf pinyon
  • Specialized
7.9

A small pine tree with one needle in each group and edible nuts, native to the United States southwest

A voting system in which each area elects one representative

single-leaf
  • Specialized
9.9

A pine tree with one needle per bundle that makes nuts people eat

A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed

A wind instrument that uses one reed to make sound, like a clarinet or saxophone

A helicopter that has one main spinning blade and a tail rotor for balance

A plane that has one propeller to make it fly

single-shelled
  • Specialized
7.5

A creature that has one hard outer covering, like a snail

Typing text so each line has only a small space and no blank lines

7.4

A rule that gives exactly one output for each input

How Focused

single-minded
15 4.4
single
976 1.0
divided
3.0
scattered
1 3.6

Surface Forms

single positive
singler comparative
singlest superlative

Etymology

Single comes from the Latin root singul-, which means 'one', so a single system is just 'one' system used by everyone.