SINGLES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does singles mean? 

• SINGLES (noun)
  The noun SINGLES has 2 senses:

1. badminton played with one person on each side

2. tennis played with one person on each side

  Familiarity information: SINGLES used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINGLES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Badminton played with one person on each side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("singles" is a kind of...):

badminton (a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tennis played with one person on each side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("singles" is a kind of...):

lawn tennis; tennis (a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)

 Context examples 

While attached Scorpios will have the edge, singles will have fun, too.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You could even meet in a resort, such as if you were to go skiing with friends, or if you live in a warm climate below the equator (where it is summer now), you might try renting a cottage by the turquoise sea where other singles go to relax.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)