SINGLETON • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Singleton

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/sˈɪŋgəltən/ Listen

Singleton

noun

A single object (as distinguished from a pair).

A set containing a single member.

The playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt.

See images of 'Singleton'

Etymology of 'Singleton'

Related search:

John Singleton Copley

Share |

"Singleton" Quotes from Famous Books

... added to the author's reputation as a hydrographer. There is little doubt that Defoe was inspired by the experiences and writings of Dampier, not only in his greatest work, "Robinson Crusoe," but also in "Captain Singleton," "Colonel Jack," "A New Voyage Round the World," and many of the maritime incidents ...

— The Pirates' Who's Who - Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers • Philip Gosse

... Singleton. I'se a Baptist preacher. I was born in 1856, but I doan know zactly what date. My mammy was Harr'et Thompson. Her marster was Marse Daniel Thompson over in Simpson County on Strong River at a place ...

— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves - Mississippi Narratives • Works Projects Administration

... but you cannot really mean it!" Miss Marsh, Miss Day and two or three more crowded around Polly Singleton as they spoke. ...

— A Sweet Girl Graduate • Mrs. L.T. Meade

... and figures contained in Mr. Singleton's evidence, including the very liberal estimate of the population of the globe, are, of course, taken from Mr. Galton's great and important work on finger-prints; to which the reader who is interested in the subject is referred for much ...

— The Red Thumb Mark • R. Austin Freeman

Words linked to "Singleton" : 1, unity, single, ace, fellow, playing card, set, one, i, mate