The difference between One and Single

When used as nouns, one means the digit or figure 1, whereas single means (music) a 45 rpm vinyl record with one song on side a and one on side b.

When used as verbs, one means to cause to become one, whereas single means to identify or select one member of a group from the others.

When used as adjectives, one means of a period of time, being particular, whereas single means not accompanied by anything else.

One is also pronoun with the meaning: one thing (among a group of others).

One is also numeral with the meaning: the represented by the.

check bellow for the other definitions of One and Single

  1. One as a pronoun (impersonal pronoun, indefinite):

    One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.

    Examples:

    "The big one looks good.  I want the green one.  nowrap A good driver is one who drives carefully."

  2. One as a pronoun (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the"):

    The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.

    Examples:

    "She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other."

  3. One as a pronoun (indefinite personal pronoun):

    Any person (applying to people in general).

    Examples:

    "One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot nowrap be changed.  nowrap One shouldn’t be too quick to judge."

  4. One as a pronoun (pronoun):

    Any person, entity or thing.

    Examples:

    "driver", noun: one who drives."

  1. One as a noun:

    The digit or figure 1.

  2. One as a noun (mathematics):

    The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.

  3. One as a noun (US):

    A one-dollar bill.

  4. One as a noun (cricket):

    One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.

  5. One as a noun:

    A joke or amusing anecdote.

  6. One as a noun (colloquial):

    A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

  7. One as a noun (Internet slang, leet, sarcastic):

    Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".

    Examples:

    "A: ''SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!"

    "B: ''y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!"

  1. One as an adjective:

    Of a period of time, being particular.

    Examples:

    "'One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries."

  2. One as an adjective:

    Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.

    Examples:

    "My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."

  3. One as an adjective:

    Sole, only.

    Examples:

    "He is the one man who can help you."

  4. One as an adjective:

    Whole, entire.

    Examples:

    "Body and soul are not separate; they are one."

  5. One as an adjective:

    In agreement.

    Examples:

    "We are one on the importance of learning."

  6. One as an adjective:

    The same.

    Examples:

    "The two types look very different, but are one species."

  7. One as an adjective:

    Being a preeminent example.

    Examples:

    "He is one hell of a guy."

  8. One as an adjective:

    Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".

    Examples:

    "The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”."

  1. One as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.

  1. Single as an adjective:

    Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.

    Examples:

    "Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?"

    "The vase contained a single long-stemmed rose."

  2. Single as an adjective:

    Not divided in parts.

    Examples:

    "The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate."

  3. Single as an adjective:

    Designed for the use of only one.

    Examples:

    "a single room"

  4. Single as an adjective:

    Performed by one person, or one on each side.

    Examples:

    "a single combat"

  5. Single as an adjective:

    Not married or (in modern times) not involved in a romantic relationship without being married or not dating anyone exclusively.

    Examples:

    "Forms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced, or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single"."

    "Josh put down that he was a single male on the dating website."

  6. Single as an adjective (botany):

    Having only one rank or row of petals.

  7. Single as an adjective (obsolete):

    Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.

  8. Single as an adjective:

    Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.

  9. Single as an adjective (obsolete):

    Simple; foolish; weak; silly.

  1. Single as a noun:

    (music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B.

  2. Single as a noun:

    (music) A popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track.

    Examples:

    "The Offspring released four singles from their most recent album."

  3. Single as a noun:

    One who is not married.

    Examples:

    "He went to the party, hoping to meet some friendly singles there."

  4. Single as a noun (cricket):

    A score of one run.

  5. Single as a noun (baseball):

    A hit in baseball where the batter advances to first base.

  6. Single as a noun (dominoes):

    A tile that has a different value (i.e. number of pips) at each end.

  7. Single as a noun:

    A bill valued at $1.

    Examples:

    "I don't have any singles, so you'll have to make change."

  8. Single as a noun (UK):

    A one-way ticket.

  9. Single as a noun (Canadian football):

    A score of one point, awarded when a kicked ball is dead within the non-kicking team's end zone or has exited that end zone. Officially known in the rules as a rouge.

  10. Single as a noun (tennis, chiefly, in the plural):

    A game with one player on each side, as in tennis.

  11. Single as a noun:

    One of the reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.

  12. Single as a noun (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A handful of gleaned grain.

  1. Single as a verb:

    To identify or select one member of a group from the others; generally used with out, either to single out or to single (something) out.

    Examples:

    "Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag."

    "Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with."

  2. Single as a verb (baseball):

    To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.

    Examples:

    "Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention."

  3. Single as a verb (agriculture):

    To thin out.

  4. Single as a verb (of a horse):

    To take the irregular gait called singlefoot.

  5. Single as a verb:

    To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.

  6. Single as a verb:

    To take alone, or one by one.

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