Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1267]
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 :