one only; not married; for the use of; used for, done by, one person
alone, distinct
Cases of word usage
1) a collection of poems or pieces of prose by one or more authors, often on a single subject or theme (anthology)
2) a group of countries under a single supreme authority (empire)
3) the act, process, of causing power, feeling etc to exist; a single stage in family descent (generation)
4) a single article or unit in a list etc (item)
5) a short written reminder; a short letter; a piece of paper money (banknote); a single sound of a certain pitch and duration; to notice (something); pay attention to (note)
6) of 1; a single (person, thing etc); the same (one)
7) (the distance covered by) a single step when walking or running (pace)
8) a single amount (dose) of liquid medicine, poison etc (potion)
9) (a division of the animal kingdom consisting of) animals of the simplest type, formed of a single cell (protozoa)
10) a single cell by which a flowerless plant (e.g. moss, a fern) reproduces itself (spore)