The difference between Rum and Singular

When used as nouns, rum means a distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses, whereas singular means a form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

When used as adjectives, rum means fine, excellent, valuable, whereas singular means being only one of a larger population.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rum and Singular

  1. Rum as a noun (uncountable):

    A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

    Examples:

    "The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors."

  2. Rum as a noun (countable):

    A serving of rum.

    Examples:

    "Jake tossed down three rums."

  3. Rum as a noun (countable):

    A kind or brand of rum.

    Examples:

    "Bundaberg is one of my favourite rums."

  4. Rum as a noun (obsolete, slang):

    A queer or odd person or thing.

  5. Rum as a noun (obsolete, slang):

    A country parson.

  1. Rum as an adjective (obsolete):

    Fine, excellent, valuable.

    Examples:

    "having a rum time"

  2. Rum as an adjective (British, colloquial, dated):

    Strange, peculiar.

    Examples:

    "a rum idea; a rum fellow"

  1. Rum as a noun (rare):

    The card game rummy.

  1. Singular as an adjective:

    Being only one of a larger population.

    Examples:

    "A singular experiment cannot be regarded as scientific proof of the existence of a phenomenon."

  2. Singular as an adjective:

    Being the only one of the kind; unique.

    Examples:

    "She has a singular personality."

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  3. Singular as an adjective:

    Distinguished by superiority; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional.

    Examples:

    "a man of singular gravity or attainments"

  4. Singular as an adjective:

    Out of the ordinary; curious.

    Examples:

    "It was very singular; I don't know why he did it."

  5. Singular as an adjective (grammar):

    Referring to only one thing or person.

  6. Singular as an adjective (linear algebra, of matrix):

    Having no inverse.

  7. Singular as an adjective (linear algebra, of transformation):

    Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.

  8. Singular as an adjective (set theory, of a cardinal number):

    Not equal to its own .

  9. Singular as an adjective (legal):

    Each; individual.

    Examples:

    "to convey several parcels of land, all and singular"

  10. Singular as an adjective (obsolete):

    Engaged in by only one on a side; single.

  1. Singular as a noun (grammar):

    A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

  2. Singular as a noun (logic):

    That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.

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