single : Idioms & Phrases

• the method of keeping books by carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or credit of a single account.

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• noun very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
  Pinus californiarum.
  

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• noun a single resulting from a line drive
  line single.
  

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• noun a single resulting from a line drive
  line single.
  

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• small ale, etc., as contrasted with double ale, etc., which is stronger. Obs. Nares.

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• noun a bed for one occupant
  

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• (Law), a written engagement, generally under seal, for the payment of money, without a penalty. Burril.

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• noun a fight between two people
  
  • in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat

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• (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for only two players.

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• noun cream that has at least 18% butterfat
  light cream; coffee cream.
  
  • in England they call light cream `single cream'

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• noun a crochet stitch
  single crochet.
  
• verb make by single stitching
  single crochet.
  

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• noun a house that stands alone
  detached house.
  

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• noun a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account
  single entry.
  

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• . See under Bookkeeping.

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• noun a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
  Indian file; file.
  

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• . See under 1st File.

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• (Bot.), a flower with but one set of petals, as a wild rose.

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• . See Illust. under Knot.

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• noun (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species
  SNP.
  

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• verb select from a group
  
  • She was singled out for her outstanding performance
• verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
  discriminate; separate.
  

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• noun a propeller plane with a single propeller
  single prop.
  

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• noun a single quotation mark
  

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• noun a shell for a single oarsman
  racing skiff.
  

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• noun a crochet stitch
  single crochet.
  
• verb make by single stitching
  single crochet.
  

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• noun a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone
  

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• noun a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)
  

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• (Naut.), a single rope running through a fixed block.

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Sin"gle-act`ing adjective

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1. Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.

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• adjective having one barrel
  single-barreled.
  
  • most guns are single-barreled

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• adjective having one barrel
  single-barreled.
  
  • most guns are single-barreled

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• adjective satellite having single beds
  

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• adjective (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons
  
  • a single-breasted jacket

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Sin"gle-breast`ed adjective

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1. Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.

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• noun a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons
  

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• noun a suit having a single-breasted jacket
  

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• adjective satellite having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
  one-celled.
  

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• adjective satellite designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
  monophonic; mono.
  

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• . See the Note under 4th File.
• a file having only one set of parallel teeth; a float.

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• noun a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account
  single entry.
  

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• noun a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
  rack.
  
• verb go at a rack
  rack.
  
  • the horses single-footed

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Sin"gle-foot` noun

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1. An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i.

   Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare, distinguished by the posterior extremities moving in the order of a fast walk, and the anterior extremities in that of a slow trot. Stillman (The Horse in Motion.)

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• adjective satellite unsupported by other people
  unassisted; unbacked.
  
• adjective satellite without help from others
  
  • a single-handed accomplishment
• adverb without assistance
  single-handed.
  
  • I built this house single-handedly

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Sin"gle-hand"ed adjective

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1. Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted. single-handedly, adv. by oneself, alone, unassisted.

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• adverb without assistance
  single-handed.
  
  • I built this house single-handedly

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Sin"gle-heart"ed adjective

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1. Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. -- Sin"gle-heart"ed*ly, adv.

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• adjective having one hump
  one-humped.
  
  • a one-humped camel

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• adjective (of roads) having a single lane for traffic in both directions; when vehicles meet one must pull off the road to let the other pass
  

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• noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
  single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
  

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• noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
  single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
  

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• noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
  single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
  

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• noun based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
  scrutin uninominal voting system; uninominal system; uninominal voting system; scrutin uninomial system.
  

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• adjective satellite determined
  resolved.
  
  • she was firmly resolved to be a doctor
  • single-minded in his determination to stop smoking

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Sin"gle-mind"ed adjective

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1. Having a single purpose; hence, artless; guileless; single-hearted.

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• adverb in a single-minded manner
  

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• noun characterized by one unified purpose
  

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• noun a propeller plane with a single propeller
  single prop.
  

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• noun a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
  single-reed instrument.
  

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• noun a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
  single-reed instrument.
  

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• noun a helicopter having a single rotor
  

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• adjective satellite having a single seed
  one-seed; one-seeded.
  

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• adjective satellite univalve
  

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• adjective satellite (of type or print) not having a blank space between lines
  
  • business letters are usually single-spaced

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• noun typing that does not leave lines blank
  

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• adjective having a single strand
  
  • single-stranded RNA

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• noun (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
  function; mathematical function; mapping; map.
  

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• silk thread or cord made by three processes of twisting, first into singles, two or more of which are twisted together making dumb singles, and several of these twisted together to make thrown singles.

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