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 |
steam fitting | care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating |
rack single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
lever hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position |
single entry single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
fitting try-on trying on | putting clothes on to see whether they fit |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
appointment fitting | (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) |
compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
faucet spigot | a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir |
fitting | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system |
gas fitting | the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building |
gearshift gearstick shifter gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
lever lever tumbler | a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock |
lever | a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum |
lever lock | a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move |
mixing faucet | single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes |
pedal treadle foot pedal foot lever | a lever that is operated with the foot |
pipefitting pipe fitting | fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together |
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 |
spark lever | (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition |
steelyard lever scale beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
water faucet water tap tap hydrant | a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask |
single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
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 |
single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
taps lights-out | (military) signal to turn the lights out |
single quote | a single quotation mark |
adjustment accommodation fitting | making or becoming suitable, adjusting to circumstances |
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 |
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 |
single | hit a single, the batter singled to left field |
pry prise prize lever jimmy | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open, The burglar jimmied the lock: Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail |
single crochet single stitch | make by single stitching |