Clues for the word "SINGLE"

We've had 55 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 91 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 25, 2026.

Definition of single

a. - One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
a. - Alone; having no companion.
a. - Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
a. - Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
a. - Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat.
a. - Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
a. - Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
a. - Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
v. t. - To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.
v. t. - To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
v. t. - To take alone, or one by one.
v. i. - To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot.
n. - A unit; one; as, to score a single.
n. - The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
n. - A handful of gleaned grain.
n. - A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural.
n. - A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only.