one (n.)

  1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it; they had lunch at one

    [ Syn: 1 , i , ace , single , unity ]

  2. a single person or thing; he is the best one; this is the one I ordered'

    one (adj.)

  1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; `ane is Scottish

    [ Syn: 1 , i , ane ]

  2. having the indivisible character of a unit; a unitary action; spoke with one voice

    [ Syn: unitary ]

  3. of the same kind or quality; two animals of one species'

  4. used informally as an intensifier; that is one fine dog'

  5. indefinite in time or position; he will come one day; one place or another'

  6. being a single entity made by combining separate components; three chemicals combining into one solution'

  7. eminent beyond or above comparison; matchless beauty; the teams nonpareil center fielder; shes one girl in a million; the one and only Muhammad Ali; a peerless scholar; infamy unmatched in the Western world; wrote with unmatchable clarity; unrivaled mastery of her art

    [ Syn: matchless , nonpareil , one and only , peerless , unmatched , unmatchable , unrivaled , unrivalled ]

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