nnoun.acta base hit on which the batter stops safely at first baseSynset:bingle
Derivationally Related Form:single
Hypernyms:base hit safety
Inherited Hypernyms:singlebase hithitfeataccomplishmentactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:line-drive singleline single
Full Hyponyms:line-drive single
nnoun.quantitythe smallest whole number or a numeral representing this numberSynset:1 I ace one unity
Examples:- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
Hypernyms:digit figure
Inherited Hypernyms:onedigitintegernumberdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:monadmonassingleton
Full Hyponyms:matemonadsingleton
vverb.contacthit a singleTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Examples:- the batter singled to left field
Derivationally Related Form:single
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:singlehitpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
adjadj.allbeing or characteristic of a single thing or personAttributes:individualism individuality individuation
Synset:individual
Examples:- individual drops of rain
- please mark the individual pages
- they went their individual ways
Antonyms:common
Derivationally Related Form:individuality
Inherited Hypernyms:individual
Similar to:idiosyncratic individualist individualistic man-to-man one-on-one respective several various singular
See also:separate
adjadj.allused of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petalsTopic:botanyphytology
Examples:- single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals
Antonyms:double
Inherited Hypernyms:single
adjadj.allexisting alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individualExamples:- 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
Antonyms:multiple
Inherited Hypernyms:single
Similar to:azygos azygous lone lonesome only sole solitary one-man one-person one-woman singular unique sui generis unary one-member uninominal
adjadj.allnot married or related to the unmarried stateSynset:unmarried
Examples:- unmarried men and women
- unmarried life
- sex and the single girl
- single parenthood
- are you married or single?
Antonyms:married
Inherited Hypernyms:unmarried
Similar to:divorced mateless unwed unwedded widowed
See also:unmated
adj satadj.allcharacteristic of or meant for a single person or thingSynset:individual
Examples:- an individual serving
- single occupancy
- a single bed
Antonyms:shared
Inherited Hypernyms:individual
Similar to:unshared
adj satadj.allhaving uniform applicationExamples:- a single legal code for all
Antonyms:multiform
Inherited Hypernyms:single
Similar to:uniform unvarying
adj satadj.allnot divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objectiveSynset:exclusive undivided
Examples:- judging a contest with a single eye
- a single devotion to duty
- undivided affection
- gained their exclusive attention
Antonyms:distributed
Derivationally Related Form:singleness
Inherited Hypernyms:single
Similar to:concentrated