line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
rack single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
single entry single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
layer | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
germ layer | (embryology) any of the layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
layer | a hen that lays eggs |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
layer bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance, slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach |
racing skiff single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
single bed | a bed for one occupant |
single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
stratum corneum corneum horny layer | the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
stratum germinativum stratum basale malpighian layer rete Malpighii | the innermost layer of the epidermis |
bulbar conjunctiva conjunctival layer of bulb tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
palpebra conjunctiva conjunctival layer of eyelids tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva |
membrane tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
uninominal system uninominal voting system single-member system scrutin uninomial system scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
level layer stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
single quote | a single quotation mark |
layer cake | cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting |
light cream coffee cream single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
D-layer D region | the lowest region of the ionosphere ( tomiles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves |
Appleton layer F layer F region | the highest region of the ionosphere (fromto miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for longange radio transmission |
Heaviside layer Kennelly-Heaviside layer E layer E region | a region of the ionosphere (fromtomiles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length |
layer | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
ozone layer ozonosphere | a layer in the stratosphere (at approximatelymiles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
boundary layer | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface |
single nucleotide polymorphism SNP | (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 |
single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon Pinus monophylla | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems, important as a nut pine |
California single-leaf pinyon Pinus californiarum | very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle, similar to Parry's pinyon in range |
single tax | a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) |
single supplement | a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone |
one 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 |
function mathematical function single-valued function map mapping | (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) |
single out | select from a group, She was singled out for her outstanding performance |
layer | make or form a layer, layer the different colored sands |
single | hit a single, the batter singled to left field |
single crochet single stitch | make by single stitching |
single-foot rack | go at a rack, the horses single-footed |
discriminate separate single out | treat differently on the basis of sex or race |
single-bedded | having single beds |
mono monophonic single-channel | designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel |