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singles

noun

Meaning

  1. A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.
  2. A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.
  3. One who is not married or does not have a romantic partner.
  4. A score of one run.
  5. A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.
  6. A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.
  7. To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.
  8. To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.
  9. To thin out.
  10. (of a horse) To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.
  11. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
  12. To take alone, or one by one.
  13. A game between individual players
  14. Of or pertaining to unmarried people.
  15. Bicycle tires with the inner tube permanently stitched inside the casing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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