person individual someone somebody mortal soul | a human being, there was too much for one person to do |
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 |
Human Genome Project | an international study of the entire human genetic material |
scientific research research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
classroom project | a school task requiring considerable effort |
pilot project pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
undertaking project task labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, he prepared for great undertakings |
Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
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 |
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 |
project projection | a planned undertaking |
individual retirement account IRA | a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement, taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred |
single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
single quote | a single quotation mark |
light cream coffee cream single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
Manhattan Project | a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA | the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense, responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
housing project public housing | a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families |
individual | a single organism |
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 |
project propose | present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc., He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism, She proposed a new theory of relativity |
project externalize externalise | regard as objective |
project | communicate vividly, He projected his feelings |
single | hit a single, the batter singled to left field |
project | transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another |
project send off | throw, send, or cast forward, project a missile |
project cast contrive throw | put or send forth, She threw the flashlight beam into the corner, The setting sun threw long shadows, cast a spell, cast a warm light |
visualize visualise envision project fancy see figure picture image | imagine, conceive of, see in one's mind, I can't see him on horseback!, I can see what will happen, I can see a risk in this strategy |
plan project contrive design | make or work out a plan for, devise, They contrived to murder their boss, design a new sales strategy, plan an attack |
single crochet single stitch | make by single stitching |