Single
| Noun | 1. | single - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
| 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" | |
| Verb | 1. | single - hit a one-base hit |
| 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" Antonyms: 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" Antonyms: 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?" Synonyms: unmarried | |
| 4. | single - characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" Synonyms: individual, separate | |
| 5. | single - having uniform application; "a single legal code for all" | |
| 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" | |
| 7. | single - involved two individuals; "single combat" | |
| 8. | single - individual and distinct; "pegged down each separate branch to the earth"; "a gift for every single child" Synonyms: separate |
BILL, SINGLE, contracts. A writing by which one person or more, promises to
another or others, to pay him or them a sum of money at a time therein
specified, without any condition. It is usually under seal; and when so, it
is sometimes, if not commonly, called a bill obligatory. (q. v.) 2 S. & R.
115.
2. It differs from a promissory note in this, that the latter is always
payable to order; and from a bond, because that instrument has always a
condition attached to it, on the performance of which it is satisfied. 5
Com. Dig. 194; 7 Com. 357.
SINGLE. By itself, unconnected.
2. A single bill is one without any condition, and does not depend upon
any future event to give it validity. Single is also applied to an unmarried
person; as, A B, single woman. Vide Simplex.