single
- adjective
- /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
- 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?
- Can you bring yourself back to that single point of focus?
- You're in fact allowing a single motion at a time.
Examples
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My whole being is concentrated in that single point of contact: hand on hand.
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You want to use a single shot approach.
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You can only have a single path to those points.
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But let me say this, every single thing matters.
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Did you listen... to a single thing that I said?
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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.
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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.
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You need to maintain a single focus on your goals to achieve success.
Synonyms
Complete attention given to one person
Giving all your time and energy to one goal
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A jacket or coat that fastens with one row of buttons and has a small front overlap
- Specialized
A system where people pay only one government charge, usually on land value
- Jargon
A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base
A small pine tree from California that has single needles and cones with edible seeds
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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
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A simple crochet action that pulls a loop through two loops on the hook
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A small change in a gene where one DNA letter is different
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A single thread used to close a cut in the skin after injury or surgery
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A simple way for small businesses to record each money transaction once
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A pine tree with one needle in each cluster that makes edible seeds
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A small pine tree with one needle in each group and edible nuts, native to the United States southwest
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Single comes from the Latin root singul-, which means 'one', so a single system is just 'one' system used by everyone.