Single
adjective
Only one, not divided or shared.
She lives in a single room
Often appears as...
- single room
- single shoe
verb
To choose one person or thing from a group for special attention.
He was singled out for his outstanding performance
Often appears as...
- single out
- single in
adjective
Not married or in a romantic relationship.
He is single and ready to mingle
Often appears as...
- single man
- single woman
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Approving
adjective
Of a ticket, allowing a passenger to travel to a place but not back.
She bought a single ticket to New York
Often appears as...
- single ticket
- single journey
noun
A single thing, person or group.
Singles are to play first in the tournament
Often appears as...
- single match
- single player
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Colloquial
noun
A record or tape containing one main song or piece of music.
The band's latest single has topped the charts
Often appears as...
- hit single
- charting single
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Colloquial
adjective
Only one, not divided or shared.
She lives in a single room
Often appears as...
- single room
- single shoe
verb
To choose one person or thing from a group for special attention.
He was singled out for his outstanding performance
Often appears as...
- single out
- single in
adjective
Not married or in a romantic relationship.
He is single and ready to mingle
Often appears as...
- single man
- single woman
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Of a ticket, allowing a passenger to travel to a place but not back.
She bought a single ticket to New York
Often appears as...
- single ticket
- single journey
noun
A single thing, person or group.
Singles are to play first in the tournament
Often appears as...
- single match
- single player
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A record or tape containing one main song or piece of music.
The band's latest single has topped the charts
Often appears as...
- hit single
- charting single
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Individual Significance
Stresses on unique identity or purpose, removing any notion of pair or group.
Each student received a single diploma.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Divided
Indicates that something is whole, without subdivisions or separate parts.
He ate a single piece of the cake.
Pro Tip 1/2Individual Significance
Stresses on unique identity or purpose, removing any notion of pair or group.
Each student received a single diploma.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Divided
Indicates that something is whole, without subdivisions or separate parts.
He ate a single piece of the cake.
Pro Tip 1/2Individual Significance
Stresses on unique identity or purpose, removing any notion of pair or group.
Each student received a single diploma.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Divided
Indicates that something is whole, without subdivisions or separate parts.
He ate a single piece of the cake.
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Not a single one. But can you imagine how many might have if the police had stopped those kids and searched their pockets for drugs as they walked to class? Or had raided their frat parties in the middle of the night? Okay, you might say. But doesn't this high incarceration rate
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First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
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Why is it so hard to...
a single residual cancer stem cell could seed the growth of a new tumor. Figuring out how to target these stubborn cells might help prevent cancers from coming back.
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The Man Who Can Control...
one hundred thousand bees cover his body creating a living suit he has such control over the bees he rarely suffers a single sting
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Killer Ant Swarm...
to one hundred thousand insects in a single raid despite the ant's formidable reputation most farmers value their role as pest
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This Man Helps Nat Geo...
your help and that's the best single set time I ever got
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Questions No One Knows...
They make up a single, giant edifice obeying the same physical laws and all made from the same types of atoms, electrons, protons, quarks, neutrinos, that make up you and me. However, recent theories in physics, including one called string theory, are now telling us there could be countless other universes built on different types of particles,
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How sugar affects the...
and, in our case, sweet. From here, the signal activates the brain's reward system. This reward system is a series of electrical and chemical pathways across several different regions of the brain. It's a complicated network, but it helps answer a single, subconscious should I do that again?
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
Not a single one. But can you imagine how many might have if the police had stopped those kids and searched their pockets for drugs as they walked to class? Or had raided their frat parties in the middle of the night? Okay, you might say. But doesn't this high incarceration rate
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
each electron on the far side is detected at a single place at a specific instant, like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave
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Giving checkmate is...
he has such a charisma strong presence and incredible deep chess preparation practically I've lost the game before even making a single move you may ask how is that possible right it's because
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The myth of Cupid and...
First, Psyche was told to sort a huge, messy pile of seeds in a single night. Just as she was abandoning hope, an ant colony took pity on her and helped with the work.
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Why is it so hard to...
a single residual cancer stem cell could seed the growth of a new tumor. Figuring out how to target these stubborn cells might help prevent cancers from coming back.
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The Man Who Can Control...
one hundred thousand bees cover his body creating a living suit he has such control over the bees he rarely suffers a single sting
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Killer Ant Swarm...
to one hundred thousand insects in a single raid despite the ant's formidable reputation most farmers value their role as pest
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This Man Helps Nat Geo...
your help and that's the best single set time I ever got
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
Just because you're a man doesn't mean that you can't raise your kid. I think that families should stay together, but if you are a single father, don't give up no matter what they say.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children.
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Anne Frank
German Writer
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
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Idris Elba
British Actor
Every single film I've done, it's about the character.
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Rihanna
American Musician
Single life is so overrated.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
Just because you're a man doesn't mean that you can't raise your kid. I think that families should stay together, but if you are a single father, don't give up no matter what they say.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
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Meryl Streep
American Actress
Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children.
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Anne Frank
German Writer
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
The single worst moment of my life... was the moment I was born.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
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Idris Elba
British Actor
Every single film I've done, it's about the character.
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Rihanna
American Musician
Single life is so overrated.
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