Single | Mean of single in English Dictionary

/ˈsɪŋgəl/

• not having or including another
1. They lost by a single point. [=they lost by one point]
2. A single shoe was found.
3. It costs $10 for a single glass of wine!
4. a single serving of carrots
5. He earns $2,000 in a single week.
6. There is a single [=uniform] standard for men and women.
7. The fingerprint turned out to be the single most important piece of evidence.
8. Tobacco is the single greatest/largest/biggest industry in the state.
9. Drunk driving is the greatest/largest/biggest single killer of high school students.
10. Not a single cookie was left.
11. Not a single sound was heard.
12. I could not hear a single word of what he said.
13. We didn't get a single reply.
• not married or not having a serious romantic relationship with someone
1. a club for single [=unattached, unmarried] people
2. Are you single?
3. a single parent/mother/father [=a mother or father who takes care of a child alone]
• made for one person to use
1. I stayed in a single room.
2. I slept in a single bed. [=(US) twin bed]
• Noun

• an unmarried person and especially one who is young and socially active
1. The party is for singles.
2. a singles bar/club
• a hit that allows the batter to reach first base
1. He hit a single to right field.
• a hit that scores one run
• a game of tennis or a similar sport that is played between two players
1. Do you want to play singles or doubles?
2. a singles match
• a music recording having one main song and sometimes one or more other songs
1. I bought the single.
• one song from a recording that includes many songs
1. Have you heard the latest single from the album?
2. The song was released as a single before the album came out.
• a room in a hotel, inn, etc., for one person
1. The hotel has only singles available.
• a one-dollar bill
1. Do you have five singles for this five?
• a one-way ticket
1. A single to Bath, please.
• Verb
• to hit a single in baseball
1. He singled to right field.
• to treat or to speak about (someone or something in a group) in a way that is different from the way you treat or speak about others
1. The teacher singled him out as the only student to get a perfect score on the test.
2. The coach singled out the players who played poorly.
3. The reviewer singled her performance out for praise/criticism.
4. She was singled out for special treatment.