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 |
detached house
single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
general-purpose bomb
GP bomb | a large bomb ( to , pounds that is % explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect |
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 |
resoluteness
firmness firmness of purpose
resolve
resolution | the trait of being resolute, his resoluteness carried him through the battle, it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work |
| single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
determination
purpose | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something, firmness of purpose, his determination showed in his every movement, he is a man of purpose |
function
purpose
role
use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
purposefulness
sense of purpose | the quality of having a definite 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 |
purpose
intent
intention
aim
design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions, his intent was to provide a new translation, good intentions are not enough, it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs, he made no secret of his designs |
| cross-purpose | a contrary aim, at cross-purposes |
| 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' |
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 |
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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 |
purpose
resolve | reach a decision, he resolved never to drink again |
aim purpose purport
propose | propose or intend, I aim to arrive at noon |
| 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 |
single-celled
one-celled | having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells) |
individual
single | being or characteristic of a single thing or person, individual drops of rain, please mark the individual pages, they went their individual ways |
single(a)
undivided
exclusive | 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 |
| single-handed | without help from others, a single-handed accomplishment |
single-barreled
single-barrelled | having one barrel, most guns are single-barreled |
| single-breasted | (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons, a single-breasted jacket |
general-purpose
all-purpose | not limited in use or function |
unmarried
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? |
| single-spaced | (of type or print) not having a blank space between lines, business letters are usually single-spaced |