(~s, singling, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing.
A ~ shot rang out...
Over six hundred people were wounded in a ~ day...
She hadn’t uttered a ~ word.
ADJ: ADJ n emphasis
2.
You use ~ to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.
Every ~ house in town had been damaged...
The Middle East is the world’s ~ most important source of oil.
ADJ: det ADJ emphasis
3.
Someone who is ~ is not married. You can also use ~ to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.
Is it difficult being a ~ mother?...
Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are ~ or have partners.
ADJ
4.
A ~ room is a room intended for one person to stay or live in.
A ~ room at the Astir Hotel costs ?56 a night.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
•
Single is also a noun.
It’s ?65 for a ~, ?98 for a double and ?120 for an entire suite.
N-COUNT
5.
A ~ bed is wide enough for one person to sleep in.
ADJ: ADJ n
6.
A ~ ticket is a ticket for a journey from one place to another but not back again. (BRIT)
The price of a ~ ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
? return
ADJ: usu ADJ n
•
Single is also a noun. (in AM, use one-way )
...a Club Class ~ to Los Angeles.
N-COUNT
7.
A ~ or a CD ~ is a CD which has a few short songs on it. You can also refer to the main song on a CD as a ~.
The winners will get a chance to release their own ~.
N-COUNT
8.
Singles is a game of tennis or badminton in which one player plays another. The plural ~s can be used to refer to one or more of these matches.
Boris Becker of Germany won the men’s ~s...
N-UNCOUNT
9.
in ~ file: see file
see also ~-