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  • 11single-minded — adjective with your attention fixed on only one thing: single minded dedication/devotion/commitment single minded pursuit of success a. not allowing yourself to be influenced by other people: She s always been very single minded in pursuing her… …

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  • 12single — ► ADJECTIVE 1) only one; not one of several. 2) designed or suitable for one person. 3) consisting of one part. 4) regarded as distinct from others in a group. 5) even one: not a single mention. 6) not involved in an established romantic or… …

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  • 13single-minded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ concentrating purposefully on one particular thing. DERIVATIVES single mindedly adverb single mindedness noun …

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  • 14single-mindedly — single minded ► ADJECTIVE ▪ concentrating purposefully on one particular thing. DERIVATIVES single mindedly adverb single mindedness noun …

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  • 15single-mindedness — single minded ► ADJECTIVE ▪ concentrating purposefully on one particular thing. DERIVATIVES single mindedly adverb single mindedness noun …

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  • 16Single — Sin gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Singling}.] 1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. [1913 Webster] Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the… …

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  • 17single tax — UK US noun [C] PROPERTY, TAX ► a system of taxes which only charges tax on one particular type of thing, especially land value …

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  • 18single — sin|gle1 W1S2 [ˈsıŋgəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(one)¦ 2 every single 3 not a single 4 the single biggest/greatest etc 5¦(not married)¦ 6 single bed/room etc 7¦(ticket)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin s …

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  • 19single — [[t]sɪ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] ♦ singles, singling, singled 1) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) You use single to emphasize that you are referring to one thing, and no more than one thing. A single shot rang out... Over six hundred people were wounded in a single day …

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  • 20single — /sing geuhl/, adj., v., singled, singling, n. adj. 1. only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example. 2. of, pertaining to, or suitable for one person only: a single room. 3. solitary or sole; lone: He was the single survivor. 4.… …

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