single
- adjective
- /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
- Specialized
- That is a single clove of garlic.
Examples
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Now, these are part of the series that the photographer did in one day, telling the story of a single flower from dawn until dusk.
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I like to get close and show a single bloom or a small part of a flower.
Academic text (2010) -
It's cut out of a single, perfect crystal.
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Why, why did I plant a single dahlia right here?
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Once, milord, there grew a single rose in a beggar's garden.
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The gardener planted a single rose, admired for its vibrant color and delicate petals.
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Each bouquet featured a single sunflower, standing tall and bright among the greenery.
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During the display, a single daffodil captured everyone's attention with its cheerful yellow hue.
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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
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A simple crochet action that pulls a loop through two loops on the hook
- Specialized
A small change in a gene where one DNA letter is different
- Specialized
A single thread used to close a cut in the skin after injury or surgery
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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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Etymology
Single comes from the Latin root singul-, meaning 'one', so a single flower has only 'one' row of petals, not many.