1. (

• singles ,

) badminton played with one person on each side ;

2. (

• singles

) tennis played with one person on each side ;

1. (

• single

) hit a single; "the batter singled to left field" ;

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• single ,

) used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals" ;

3. (

• single ,

) existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" ;

4. (

• 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?" ;

5. (

• individual ,
• single

) characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" ;

6. (

• single

) having uniform application; "a single legal code for all" ;

7. (

• single ,
• 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" ;