single

noun [C] (PERSON WHO IS NOT MARRIED)

/ˈsɪŋ·ɡəl/

Definition

› a person who is not married: Singles pay more in income tax than married people do.

(Definition of single noun (PERSON WHO IS NOT MARRIED) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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single adjective (NOT MARRIED)
single adjective (ONE)
single adjective (SEPARATE)
single file noun
single noun (DOLLAR BILL)
single noun (PERSON WHO IS NOT MARRIED)
single out someone/something phrasal verb
single-handed adjective
single-minded adjective
singles noun
singly adverb

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