nounπShareA 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B."My grandfather played a single of Elvis Presley at the family gathering. "musicentertainmentmediaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track."The Offspring released four singles from their most recent album."musicentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne who is not married or does not have a romantic partner."He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there."personfamilysocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA score of one run."The baseball team scored a single in the first inning. "sportachievementnumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base."In the school baseball game, the batter got a single, and ran to first base. "sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end."My brother used a single to cover the four on the board game. "gamenumberitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bill valued at $1."My grandmother gave me a single for the bus fare. "valueeconomyfinancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA one-way ticket."My sister bought a single ticket to visit her friend in another city. "vehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA 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."The football team scored a single for a rouge play. "sportpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(chiefly in the plural) A game with one player on each side, as in tennis."The school's sports day featured many singles, like tennis and badminton. "sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOne of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness."The weaver carefully separated the single silk filaments from the cocoon. "materialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA handful of gleaned grain."The farmer carefully collected the single to use as birdseed. "agricultureplantfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA floating-point number having half the precision of a double-precision value."The program used a single to represent the approximate location of each student in the school database. "computingtechnologynumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out."Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag."groupactionorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base."Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention."sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo thin out."To prepare for the presentation, the group had to single out the most important information. "agriculturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a horse) To take the irregular gait called singlefoot."The horse singlefooted across the paddock, its hooves hitting the ground in a unique, irregular pattern. "animalsportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sequester; to withdraw; to retire."To avoid distractions, the student singled himself in the library to study. "actionbeingprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take alone, or one by one."The teacher is singleing out students who are struggling in math to give them extra help. "actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNot accompanied by anything else; one in number."Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?"numberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNot divided in parts."The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate."unitpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDesigned for the use of only one."a single room"itemthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePerformed by one person, or one on each side."a single combat"numbersportmusicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareNot married or (in modern times) not involved in a romantic relationship without being married or not dating anyone exclusively."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"."familyhumansocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving only one rank or row of petals."The daisy had single petals, arranged in a simple, one-layer row. "plantbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSimple and honest; sincere, without deceit."My teacher's single praise for my essay was genuine; she truly meant it. "charactermoralvalueattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUncompounded; pure; unmixed."The chemist used a single, pure sample of the element for the experiment. "qualitysubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSimple; foolish; weak; silly."My brother had a single, foolish idea for solving the family's budget problem, but it didn't work. "charactermindhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
