single

1. a. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star. Source: opted

2. a. Alone; having no companion. Source: opted

3. a. Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman. Source: opted

4. a. Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope. Source: opted

5. a. Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat. Source: opted

6. a. Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. Source: opted

7. a. Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere. Source: opted

8. a. Simple; not wise; weak; silly. Source: opted

9. v. t. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. Source: opted

10. v. t. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. Source: opted

11. v. t. To take alone, or one by one. Source: opted

12. v. i. To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot. Source: opted

13. n. A unit; one; as, to score a single. Source: opted

14. n. The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. Source: opted

15. n. A handful of gleaned grain. Source: opted

16. n. A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural. Source: opted

17. n. A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only. Source: opted

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