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verb sang or sung ; sung; sing·ing 1 : to produce musical tones with the voice; also : to utter with musical tones

2 : to make a prolonged shrill sound

3 : to produce harmonious sustained sounds

4 : CHANT, INTONE

5 : to write poetry; also : to celebrate in song or verse

6 : to give information or evidence

Synonyms

carol, chant, descant, vocalize; also belt, croon, harmonize, hum, lilt, quaver, sharp, slur, trill, troll, warble, yodel; serenade

2sing abbreviation singular

Sin·ga·por·ean noun : a native or inhabitant of Singapore

— Singaporean adjective

singe verb singed; singe·ing : to scorch lightly the outside of; especially : to remove the hair or down from usu. by passing over a flame

Synonyms

char, scorch, sear—more at SCORCH

sing·er noun : one that sings

Synonyms

caroler, songster, vocalist, voice; also hummer, warbler, yodeler; cantor; songstress

1single adjective 1 : not married

2 : being alone : being the only one

3 : having only one feature or part

4 : made for one person

— sin·gle·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] unattached, unmarried, unwed; also fancy-free, footloose; marriageable, unpaired; separated

Antonyms

attached, married, wed

[2] detached, disconnected, discrete, freestanding, separate, unattached, unconnected—more at SEPARATE

2single verb sin·gled; sin·gling 1 : to select or distinguish (one) from a group — usu. used with out

2 : to hit a single

Synonyms

usually single out choose, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt, pick, prefer, select, take—more at CHOOSE

usually single out distinguish, identify, pinpoint—more at IDENTIFY

3single noun 1 : a separate person or thing; also : an unmarried person

2 : a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach first base

3 plural : a tennis match with one player on each side

single bond noun : a chemical bond in which one pair of electrons is shared by two atoms in a molecule

single–lens reflex noun : a camera having a single lens that forms an image which is reflected to the viewfinder or recorded on film

sin·gle–mind·ed adjective : having one driving purpose or resolve

— sin·gle–mind·ed·ly adverb

— sin·gle–mind·ed·ness noun

sin·gly adverb : without the company of others

Synonyms

alone, independently, solely, unaided, unassisted—more at ALONE

sin·gu·lar adjective 1 : of, relating to, or constituting a word form denoting one person, thing, or instance

2 : OUTSTANDING, EXCEPTIONAL

3 : of unusual quality

4 : departing from general usage or expectation : ODD

5 : of or relating to a separate person or thing

— singular noun

— sin·gu·lar·ly adverb

Synonyms

[4] curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, peculiar, queer, rare, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted, weird—more at UNUSUAL

[5] individual, particular, peculiar, personal, private, separate, unique—more at INDIVIDUAL

sin·gu·lar·i·ty noun : something that is singular; especially : unusual or distinctive manner or behavior

Synonyms

crotchet, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, trick—more at IDIOSYNCRASY

sin·is·ter adjective [ORIGIN: ME sinistre, fr. AF senestre on the left, fr. L sinister on the left side, inauspicious]

1 : singularly evil or productive of evil

2 : accompanied by or leading to disaster

Synonyms

baleful, dire, foreboding, menacing, ominous, portentous—more at OMINOUS

1sink verb sank or sunk ; sunk; sink·ing 1 : SUBMERGE

2 : to descend lower and lower

3 : to grow less in volume or height

4 : to slope downward

5 : to penetrate downward

6 : to deteriorate in health, strength, or condition

7 : LAPSE, DEGENERATE

8 : to cause (a ship) to descend to the bottom

9 : to make (a hole or shaft) by digging, boring, or cutting

10 : INVEST

— sink·able adjective

Synonyms

[2] decline, descend, dip, drop, fall, lower, plummet, plunge, tumble—more at DROP

[6] decay, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, ebb, rot, worsen—more at DETERIORATE

2sink noun 1 : DRAIN, SEWER

2 :

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