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Noun: singles  sing-gulz
  1. Badminton played with one person on each side
     
  2. Tennis played with one person on each side
Noun: single  sing-gul
  1. An unmarried person or someone without a partner
    "events for singles"
     
  2. One measure, esp. of a drink of spirits
    "a single of whisky"
     
  3. A popular song released and sold (on any format) on its own; a featured song with some others
     
  4. [Brit] A one-way ticket
     
  5. A room (e.g. in a hotel) for one person
    "Do you have a single for tonight?";
    - single room
     
  6. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
    - bingle [informal]
     
  7. [US, informal] A piece of paper money worth one dollar
    - dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck [informal], clam [US, informal]
     
  8. The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
    "he has the single but will need a two and three to go with it";
    - one, 1, I, ace, unity
Verb: single  sing-gul
  1. (baseball) hit a single
    "the batter singled to left field"

Type of: badminton, bank bill, bank note, banker's bill [N. Amer], banknote, base hit, bill [N. Amer], digit, Federal Reserve note [US], figure, government note [US], greenback [US, informal], hit, lawn tennis, note, safety, tennis

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