single

single (http://definr.com/single)

     adj 1: 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" [syn: single(a)] [ant: multiple]
     2: (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" [ant: double]
     3: 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?"
        [syn: unmarried] [ant: married]
     4: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an
        individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy";
        "a single bed" [syn: individual, separate, single(a)]
     5: having uniform application; "a single legal code for all"
        [syn: single(a)]
     6: 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" [syn: single(a), undivided,
         exclusive]
     7: involved two individuals; "single combat" [syn: single(a)]
     8: individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch
        to the earth"; "a gift for every single child" [syn: separate,
         single(a)]
     n 1: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
     2: 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" [syn: one, 1, I,
         ace, unity]
     v : hit a one-base hit, in baseball