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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb single Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb single Entailment of verb single Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb single 1 sense of single Sense 1 single => hit Familiarity of verb single single used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb single Sense 1 single => hit -------------- Grep of noun single california single-leaf pinyon line-drive single line single single single-breasted jacket single-breasted suit single-entry bookkeeping single-foot single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon single-member system single-mindedness single-propeller plane single-reed instrument single-reed woodwind single-rotor helicopter single-spacing single bed single crochet single dwelling single entry single file single prop single quote single shell single stitch single supplement single tax singleness singles singlestick singlet singletary pea singleton Overview of noun single The noun single has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) single -- (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base) 2. one 1, I, ace, single, unity -- (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one") Overview of verb single The verb single has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) single -- (hit a one-base hit, in baseball) Overview of adj single The adj single has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (77) single -- (existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness") 2. single -- ((botany; of flowers) having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals") 3. unmarried, single -- (not married or related to the unmarried state" "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?") 4. individual, separate, single -- (characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed") 5. single -- (having uniform application; "a single legal code for all") 6. single, undivided, exclusive -- (not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention") 7. single -- (involved two individuals; "single combat") 8. separate, single -- (individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child") Antonyms of adj single 8 senses of single Sense 1 single(postnominal) (vs. multiple) multiple (vs. single) => aggregate => bigeminal => binary => double, doubled, twofold => double, dual, duple => double, dual, twofold, treble, threefold => duplex => fold => manifold, multiplex => multi => ternary, treble, triple, triplex => treble, threefold, triple => triune => quadruple, fourfold => quadruple, quadruplicate, fourfold => quaternate, quaternary => quintuple, fivefold => sextuple, sixfold => septuple, sevenfold => octuple, eightfold => nonuple, ninefold => tenfold, denary Sense 2 single (vs. double) double (vs. single) Sense 3 unmarried (vs. married), single Sense 4 individual, separate, single(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unshared) -> shared Sense 5 single(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA uniform) -> multiform Sense 6 single(postnominal), undivided, exclusive INDIRECT (VIA concentrated) -> distributed Sense 7 single(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA individual) -> common Sense 8 separate, single(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA individual) -> common Similarity of adj single 8 senses of single Sense 1 single(postnominal) (vs. multiple) => azygous, azygos => one(postnominal) => one-man(postnominal), one-person(postnominal), one-woman(postnominal) => lone(postnominal), lonesome(postnominal), only(postnominal), sole(postnominal), solitary(postnominal) => one(postnominal) => singular, unique => sui generis => unary => uninominal, one-member Sense 2 single (vs. double) Sense 3 unmarried (vs. married), single => divorced => mateless => unwed, unwedded => widowed Also See-> unmated#1 Sense 4 individual, separate, single(postnominal) => unshared (vs. shared) Sense 5 single(postnominal) => uniform (vs. multiform), unvarying Sense 6 single(postnominal), undivided, exclusive => concentrated (vs. distributed) Sense 7 single(postnominal) => individual (vs. common) Sense 8 separate, single(postnominal) => individual (vs. common) Attributes of adj single Familiarity of adj single single used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 8) Grep of adj single single single-barreled single-barrelled single-bedded single-breasted single-celled single-channel single-handed single-lane single-minded single-shelled single-spaced single-stranded Overview of noun single The noun single has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) single -- (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base) 2. one 1, I, ace, single, unity -- (the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one") Overview of verb single The verb single has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) single -- (hit a one-base hit, in baseball) Overview of adj single The adj single has 8 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (77) single -- (existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness") 2. single -- ((botany; of flowers) having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals") 3. unmarried, single -- (not married or related to the unmarried state" "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?") 4. individual, separate, single -- (characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed") 5. single -- (having uniform application; "a single legal code for all") 6. single, undivided, exclusive -- (not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention") 7. single -- (involved two individuals; "single combat") 8. separate, single -- (individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child")
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