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sin·gle  (snggl)
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.]

single·ness n.

singles [ˈsɪŋgəlz]
pl n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Badminton) Tennis badminton a match played with one person on each side
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.singles - badminton played with one person on each side
badminton - 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 side
lawn 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 [ˈsɪŋgəlz]
n (TENNIS)simple m
the women's singles → le simple dames
npl (= single people) → célibataires mpl or fpl
modif
(TENNIS) [champion] → en simple; [championship, match] → de simple; [title] → en simple; [final] → du simple
(= for single people) [club] → de célibataires singles bar
singles bar nbar m pour célibataires
singles chart nclassement m des meilleures ventes fpl de singles
single-sex [ˌsɪŋgəlˈsɛks] adj [school, education, class] → non mixte
single-sided disk n (COMPUTING)disque m simple face

singles
n sing or pl (Sport) → Einzel nt; the singles finalsdas Finale im Einzel; singles is more tiringEinzel sind anstrengender

singles [ˈsɪŋglz] npl
a. (Tennis) → singolo msg
b. (Am) (single people) → single m/fpl

singles مباراة فردية dvouhra singler Einzel αγώνας με δύο παίκτες individuales kaksinpeli simple singlovi singolo シングルス 단식 경기 alleenstaanden single gra pojedyncza partida simples одиночный поединок singlar การเล่นเดี่ยว tekler trận đấu tay đôi 单曲唱片


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