Single Definition

sĭnggəl
singled, singles, singling
adjective
Without another or others; alone; solitary.
Webster's New World
One only; one and no more; individual.
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Separate and distinct from others of the same kind.
Every single time.
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Of or for one person, as a bed or room, or one family, as a house.
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Having only one part; not double, compound, multiple, etc.
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noun
singles
One that is separate and individual.
American Heritage
Something capable of carrying, moving, or holding one person or thing at a time, as a bed or a hotel room.
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Webster's New World
A single person or thing.
Webster's New World
A person who is not married or involved in a romantic relationship.
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verb
singled, singles, singling
To select or distinguish from others.
Webster's New World
To advance (a runner) by hitting a single.
Webster's New World
To hit a single.
Webster's New World
To cause the scoring of (a run) by hitting a single.
American Heritage

To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.

Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.
Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.
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Other Word Forms of Single

Noun

Singular:
single
Plural:
singles

Origin of Single

  • From Middle English sengle, from Old French sengle, from Latin singulus a diminutive from the root in simplex (“simple”). See simple, and compare singular.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English sengle from Old French from Latin singulus sem-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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