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single

single

1.0
For one person or thing, not shared with others
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
translation icon : solo
  • We haven't had a single complaint nor the slightest comment.
  • a single word
  • a single case
  • a single subject

Personally, I don't have a single one to spare.

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Examples

  • Results from all of these collections are combined into a single, relevancy-ranked results list.

    Academic text (2015)
  • First, our study only examined faculty at a single private university in the northeastern United States.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We have very few single use kitchen items.

  • Every single one of them.

  • There literally was not a single thing in the food court.

  • Please don't change a single little thing for me.

  • Hence, boys and girls were treated as a single group in all subsequent analyses.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The C3UV system is designed to allow a single user to command a fleet of UAVs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Unlike the dollar, barter does not depreciate one single percent.

  • I prefer to stay in a single room when I travel, as it feels more comfortable.

Synonyms

only
vssingle
1.0

The single person or thing of its kind

is the broader descriptor for being not combined or for one person
individual
vssingle
847 3.0

Relating to one person rather than to a group, or showing a person's own style

is about being one and not combined, not only relational focus
sole
vssingle
253 3.7

Only one person or thing not shared with others

is a general condition of being alone or not combined
solitary
vssingle
191 4.6

Being alone and not with other people or things

is similar but used more widely for items and persons
lone
vssingle
176 2.7

By itself with no other people or things nearby

is a neutral label for being alone or not combined
one-person
vssingle
58 3.3

A thing that only one person can use

is the general state of being not combined or for one person
lonesome
vssingle
7 3.5

Alone and not near other people or things

is neutral about emotion, focusing on being not combined or solitary
standalone
vssingle
6 4.1

A device that works without being connected to others

is the broader idea of being alone rather than technical independence
single-bedded
vssingle
  • UK
3.5

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

is the general idea of being alone, not the lodging detail

Antonyms

899 3.2

Having more than one part, person, or thing

1.5

When things or people join to work as one unit

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 Many

many
9 1.0
several
1.0
few
1.0
couple
308 1.0
single
1.0
none
1.0

Surface Forms

single positive
singler comparative
singlest superlative

Etymology

Single comes from the Latin root singul-, which means 'one'. So a single bed is simply 'one' bed for one person.