being or characteristic of a single thing or person; individual drops of rain; please mark the individual pages; they went their individual ways
[ Syn: individual ]
used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals'
existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; upon the hill stood a single tower; had but a single thought which was to escape; a single survivor; a single serving; a single lens; a single thickness'
not married or related to the unmarried state; unmarried men and women; unmarried life; sex and the single girl; single parenthood; are you married or single?
[ Syn: unmarried ]
single (adj.)
a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
[ Syn: bingle ]
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
single (n.)
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; an individual serving; single occupancy; a single bed
[ Syn: individual ]
having uniform application; a single legal code for all'
not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; judging a contest with a single eye; a single devotion to duty; undivided affection; gained their exclusive attention
single (adj.)
hit a single; the batter singled to left field'