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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>SING</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="sing"> sing, verb, sang or (sometimes) sung, sung, singing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to make music with the voice. Ex. to sing in a choir, to sing while working. He sings on the radio. (SYN) carol, warble, croon. <DD> 2. to make pleasant musical sounds. Ex. Birds sing. <DD> 3. to tell in song or poetry. Ex. The poet sang of heroes. Homer sang of Troy. Thus have I sung of fields, and flocks, and trees (John Dryden). <DD> 4. to admit of being sung. Ex. The words of the verse sing well. <DD> 5a. to make a ringing, murmuring, whistling, humming, or buzzing sound. Ex. The teakettle sang n the stove. <DD> b. to move with such a sound. Ex. The stone sang past my head (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). <DD> 6. to have a sensation of a ringing, buzzing, or humming sound; tingle. Ex. A bad cold made my ears sing. <DD> 7. (Slang, Figurative.) to inform; tell all. Ex. [He] hopes to get consideration on his twelve-year jail sentence in return for singing in public (Newsweek). <DD>v.t. 1. to utter musically. Ex. to sing a song. He almost seemed to sing his lines from the play. <DD> 2. to chant; intone. Ex. The priest sings Mass. <DD> 3. to tell of in song or poetry. Ex. The poet sang the deeds of heroes. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) to proclaim. Ex. to sing a person's praises. <DD> 5a. to bring, send, or put with or by singing. Ex. Sing the baby to sleep. <DD> b. to escort or wait upon with singing. Ex. to sing the old year out. <DD>noun 1. a singing, ringing, or whistling sound. Ex. the sing of a bullet in flight. <DD> 2. the act of singing, especially in a group. expr. sing out, to call loudly; shout. Ex. Suddenly a scout sang out that a party was in sight (Disraeli). expr. sing small, to change to a humble tone or manner. Ex. Sir R. Peel endorsed the remonstrance and I had to sing small (William E. Gladstone). adj. singable. </DL> <A NAME="sing"> sing.,<DL COMPACT><DD> singular. </DL> <A NAME="singalong"> sing-along, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD> 1. an entertainment in which the audience joins in the singing of familiar songs. Ex. ... a sing-along with a trio of Texas folk singers (Time). <DD> 2. a phonograph recording of such an act or of songs used in such an act. </DL> <A NAME="singe"> singe, verb, singed, singeing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to burn a little. Ex. The chicken was singed to remove the fine hairs. <DD> 2. to burn the ends or edges of. Ex. The barber singed my hair after he cut it. <DD> 3. to remove by slight burning. Ex. Mother singed the feathers from the chicken. <DD> 4. (Figurative.) to injure slightly; harm. Ex. A scandal singed the mayor's reputation. <DD>noun a slight burn; scorch. </DL> <A NAME="singer"> singer (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who sings. Ex. You can hear famous singers on the radio. (SYN) chorister, vocalist, songster. <DD> 2. a bird that sings; songbird. Ex. Our canary is a fine singer. </DL> <A NAME="singer"> singer (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that singes. </DL> <A NAME="singhalese"> Singhalese, noun, pl. -lese, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a member of the principal native people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), an island country in the Indian Ocean. <DD> 2. the Indic language of this people; Sinhala. <DD>adj. having to do with Ceylon (Sri Lanka), its principal native people, or their language. Also, Sinhalese. </DL> <A NAME="singharanut"> Singhara nut,<DL COMPACT><DD> the large, sweet nut of a tree related and similar to the water chestnut, native to India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). </DL> <A NAME="singin"> sing-in, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a musical act or event in which the audience serves as a chorus or joins in the singing. </DL> <A NAME="singing"> singing, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. the sound made by one that sings. Ex. Her singing was wildly applauded. <DD> 2. a ringing in the ears. <DD>adj. 1. that sings. <DD> 2. of or like singing; musical. </DL> <A NAME="singingbird"> singing bird,<DL COMPACT><DD> a songbird; oscine bird. </DL> <A NAME="singingflame"> singing flame,<DL COMPACT><DD> a flame, such as a gas jet, which, when burned in a tube of proper length, produces a clear, musical note. </DL> <A NAME="singingschool"> singing school,<DL COMPACT><DD> a school in which singing and the fundamentals of music are taught. </DL> <A NAME="singingvoice"> singing voice,<DL COMPACT><DD> the voice as used in singing. Ex. Her singing voice was small, but true and clear (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="single"> single, adjective, noun, verb, -gled, -gling.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. one and no more; only one. Ex. The spider hung by a single thread. Please give me a single piece of paper. <DD> 2. of or for only one; individual. Ex. a single room in a hotel. The girls share one room with two single beds in it. <DD> 3. without others; alone. Ex. Behold her, single in the field (Wordsworth). (SYN) solitary. <DD> 4a. not married. Ex. They rent rooms to single men. (SYN) unmarried. <DD> b. of or in the unmarried state. Ex. single life. (SYN) celibate. <DD> 5. having only one on each side; between two persons. Ex. The knights engaged in single combat. <DD> 6. having only one set of petals. Most cultivated roses have double flowers with many petals; wild roses have single flowers with five petals. <DD> 7. consisting of one part, element, or member; not double; not multiple. Ex. single houses. <DD> 8. sincere; honest; genuine. Ex. She showed single devotion to her work. To those whose views are single and direct, it is a great comfort to have to do business with frank and honorable minds (Thomas Jefferson). <DD> 9. unique; singular; unmatched; unusual. Ex. Favor your country with your counsels on such an important and single occasion (John Jay). <DD> 10. seeing justly; without defect. Ex. If ... thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light (Matthew 6:22). <DD>noun 1a. a single thing or person; individual. <DD> b. an unmarried person. Ex. a party for singles. <DD> c. (Informal.) a single performer; soloist. Ex. [She] is dickering with one of the networks for a TV show next fall as a result of her successful stand as a "single" in Las Vegas (Newsweek). <DD> 2. a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach first base only. <DD> 3. a hit in cricket for which one run is scored. <DD> 4. a game for two people only. <DD> 5. a phonograph record having only one song or tune on a side. Ex. Victor ... has let these two ladies share a new long-playing record made up of old singles (New Yorker). <DD> 6. a form of change in bell ringing. <DD>v.t. 1. to pick from among others. Ex. The teacher singled us out for praise. Romance had singled Jim for its own (Joseph Conrad). <DD> 2. to advance or score (a runner) in baseball with a single. <DD>v.i. 1. to make a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach first base only. <DD> 2. =single-foot. expr. singles, a match game, especially in tennis, played with only one player on each side. Ex. He likes to play singles rather than doubles. </DL> <A NAME="singleacting"> single-acting, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that acts in one direction only. Ex. A single-acting engine exerts force on the piston or pistons only on one end. </DL> <A NAME="singleaction"> single-action, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =single-acting. <DD> 2. cocked and fired in separate motions. Ex. In a single-action revolver, the user pulls back the hammer by hand; he then pulls the trigger to fire. </DL> <A NAME="singleblessedness"> single blessedness,<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being unmarried; celibacy. </DL> <A NAME="singleblind"> single-blind, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or designating a test or experiment whose exact makeup is known to the investigators but not to the subjects. Ex. In a single-blind study, the physician knows whether he is giving a patient drug or placebo but the patient does not know which he is receiving (Science). </DL> <A NAME="singlebowknot"> single bowknot,<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of knot forming only one loop. </DL> <A NAME="singlebreasted"> single-breasted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> overlapping across the breast just enough to fasten with only one row of buttons. </DL> <A NAME="singlecellprotein"> single-cell protein,<DL COMPACT><DD> a protein produced from liquid or gaseous petroleum fractions that are fermented by specially treated yeast cells or other microorganisms. Ex. Single-cell protein is designed to be used as a food supplement (Science News). <DL COMPACT><DD> (Abbr:) SCP (no periods). </DL> </DL> <A NAME="singlechannel"> single-channel, adjective. =monophonic.</DL> <A NAME="singlecombat"> single combat,<DL COMPACT><DD> combat with one on each side. </DL> <A NAME="singlecross"> single cross,<DL COMPACT><DD> the hybrid produced by a single crossing of two inbred lines; single-cross hybrid. </DL> <A NAME="singlecross"> single-cross, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Genetics.) that is of the first generation produced by crossing two inbred lines. Ex. a single-cross hybrid. </DL> <A NAME="singledecker"> single-decker, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having only one deck or level. Ex. a single-decker bus. </DL> <A NAME="singleentry"> single entry,<DL COMPACT><DD> a simple system of bookkeeping in which there is one account to which all items are debited or credited. adj. single-entry. </DL> <A HREF="singleey.dic">NEXT</A>