| Noun | 1. | single - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first basebase hit, bingle, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely | |
| 2. | single - 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"digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits" monas, monad - a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) | |
| Verb | 1. | single - hit a one-base hitbaseball, baseball game, ball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" | |
| Adj. | 1. | 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"multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | |
| 2. | single - used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"double - used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical" | |
| 3. | 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. | 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"uniform, unvarying - always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; "a street of uniform tall white buildings" | |
| 6. | single - 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"concentrated - gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" | |
| 7. | single - involved two individuals; "single combat"individual - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" | |
| 8. | single - individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child"individual - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" | |