sin·gle (s ng g l)adj.1. Not accompanied by another or others; solitary. 2. a. Consisting of one part, aspect, or section: a single thickness; a single serving. b. Having the same application for all; uniform: a single moral code for all. c. Consisting of one in number: She had but a single thought, which was to escape. 3. Not divided; unbroken: a single slab of ice. 4. a. Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift. b. Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat. 5. a. Honest; undisguised: a single adoration. b. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye. 6. Designed to accommodate one person: a single bed. 7. a. Unmarried. b. Lacking a partner: a single parent. c. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life. d. Of or relating to celibacy. 8. Botany Having only one rank or row of petals: a single flower. n.1. One that is separate and individual. 2. An accommodation for one person, as in a hotel. 3. a. An unmarried person. b. singles Unmarried persons considered as a group: a bar for singles. 4. A one-dollar bill. 5. a. A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side. b. A song on one of these sides. c. A song, often from a full-length album or compact disk, that is released for airplay. 6. Baseball A hit by which a batter reaches first base safely; a one-base hit. 7. Sports a. A hit for one run in cricket. b. A golf match between two players. c. A tennis or badminton match between two players. Often used in the plural. d. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating. v. sin·gled, sin·gling, sin·gles v.tr.1. To choose or distinguish from others. Often used with out: We singled her out from the list of applicants. 2. Baseball a. To cause (a base runner) to score or advance by making a one-base hit: singled him to second. b. To cause the scoring of (a run) by a one-base hit. v.intr. Baseball To make a single.
[Middle English sengle, from Old French, from Latin singulus; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.]
sin gle·ness n. |
singles Noun, pl
Sport a match played with one person on each side
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | singles - badminton played with one person on each sidebadminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net |
| 2. | singles - tennis played with one person on each sidelawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court |
Translations
singles [ˈsɪŋglz] single
npl (
Tennis) →
Einzel nt
singles [ˈsɪŋglz] npl (
TENNIS) →
singolo;
(US) (= single people); single m/fpl