2. (noun)one, 1, I, ace, single, unity the smallest wholenumber 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"
3. (adj)individual, single being or characteristic of a singlething or person "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
4. (adj)single 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"
5. (adj)single 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"
6. (adj)unmarried, single 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?"
7. (adj)individual, single(a) characteristic of or meant for a singleperson or thing "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
8. (adj)single(a) having uniformapplication "a single legal code for all"
9. (adj)single(a), undivided, exclusive 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"
10. (verb)single hit a single "the batter singled to left field"
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