Word Finder - single

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A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.

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A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.

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The Offspring released four singles from their most recent album.

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One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.

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He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there.

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A score of one run.

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A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.

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A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.

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A bill valued at $1.

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I don't have any singles, so you'll have to make change.

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A one-way ticket.

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A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone. Officially known in the rules as a rouge.

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(chiefly in the plural) A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.

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One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.

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A handful of gleaned grain.

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A floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value.

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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.

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Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.

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To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.

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Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.

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To thin out.

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(of a horse) To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.

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To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.

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To take alone, or one by one.

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Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.

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Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?

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Not divided in parts.

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The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.

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Designed for the use of only one.

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a single room

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Performed by one person, or one on each side.

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a single combat

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Not married or (in modern times) not involved in a romantic relationship without being married or not dating anyone exclusively.

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Forms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single".

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Having only one rank or row of petals.

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Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.

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Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.

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Simple; foolish; weak; silly.